Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter
Object Number:
1940.142
Date:
ca. 1838
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 41.9 x 33.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on obverse: "HENRY CLAY"
printed: on reverse rim: "SANDUSKY" inscrolled cartouche
impressed: on reverse: "16"
Description:
Molded oval pearlware platter with irregularly scalloped edge, printed in dark blue with large sailing ships on water before town; large roses in groups border.
Gallery Label:
This platter has a view of Sandusky, Ohio with the Henry Clay steamer (built in 1838) on its waters.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
