Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Saucer: Mendenhall Ferry
Object Number:
1940.193
Date:
1790-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 1.6 x 14.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue on back brim in medallion: "Mendenhall/Ferry"
Description:
Slightly fluted dark blue transfer printed plate; central image depicts a river in a rural landscape with a building on the left and three sheep in the foreground; there is a small boat crossing the river (Mendenhall Ferry).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
