Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Saucer
Object Number:
S-247.21
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 × 5 1/4 in. (1.9 × 13.3 cm)
Marks:
Underside of saucer is marked in Japanese characters, translated as "Made by Iwa Workshop, Kutani, Japan."
Description:
White saucer painted along face in cinnabar red with gold; exterior is decorated with medallions the depict images of Chinese figures located among flowers, sparrows, and other landscape features. Underside painted with gold foliage.
Gallery Label:
Saucer is typical of Japanese Kutani export ware manufactured during the early twentieth century.
Credit Line:
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
