Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Utica
Object Number:
1961.74
Date:
1824-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 14 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: on front: "UTICA/ AVILLAGE IN THE STATE/OF NEW YORK. THIRTY YEARS SINCE A/WILDERNESS. NOW 91824) INFERIOR TO/ NONE IN THE WESTERN SECTION OF THE/ STATE/ IN POPULATION, WEALTH, COMMERCIAL/ENTERPRISE, ACTIVE INDCUTRY/ & CIVIL IMPROVEMENT."
Description:
Blue transfer printed pearlware plate with central panel with inscription eulogizing the city of Utica;the border pattern is composed of vignettes showing canal, boats, and docks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
