Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter:...River Schuylkill
Object Number:
1961.346
Date:
1813-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 18 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 47.6 x 39.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse rim : "Upper Ferry Bridge/over the/River Schuylkill"
Description:
Oval pearlware platter with panelled rim; blue transfer printed asymmetrical eagle, flower, and scroll border; central view of bridge over river (Schuylkill).
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.
