Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter: Harvard Collage
Object Number:
1961.344
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 16 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 3.5 x 42.5 x 36.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black on back of brim : loose floral cartouche with "HARVARD/COLLEGE/EW & S/CELTIC CHINA" inscribed
Description:
Black transfer printed platter with college buildings (Harvard College) in background and figure on horse in left foreground; border pattern is composed of fruits, berries, leaves, and flowers.
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.
