Collection Highlights
The Lost Cause
Date:
1871
Object Number:
PR.068.19
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Pittsburgh
Object Number:
INV.14436
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black on back: "Picturesque Vie[ws]/Pittsburgh, PA" surrounded by small water scene with boat.
Description:
Light blue transfer printed plate with scalloped, beaded rim; central image depicts a river scene with a sailboat and three steamboats( "Home", "Nile" and "Lark") with town behind; the border decoration is composed of birds, roses, and scrolls. (Pittsburgh, PA)
Credit Line:
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
