Collection Highlights
A Song for the times, or John Brown
Date:
1860-1870
Object Number:
LIB.SY.B1860.104
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Saucer
Object Number:
1953.143b
Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 × 7/8 in. (13 × 2.2 cm)
Marks:
printed: on bottom in blue: Japanese characters
Description:
Porcelain blue transfer-printed handleless saucer decorated with a repeating pattern of stylized plants; at the center of the saucer and at the inside bottom of the cup are identical rondels with flowers and grass.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this cup and saucer were part of a service given by the government of Japan to Commander Oliver S. Glisson (1809-1890), who commanded the USS Powhattan under Admiral M.C. Perry in July 1853.
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Montifore G. Kahn
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
