Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Service set
Object Number:
1989.2a-h
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
see individual records
Marks:
inscribed: on shield in gold and rust: "LP"
Description:
Each piece in the set is decorated with a blue enamel border with gold stars around rim and gold and rusk band entwined by polychrome floral ivy; around the cavetto is a rust and gold husk band; the shield at the center has a husk and floral surround and initials at center.
Gallery Label:
This set was made for Lewis Pintard (1732-1818), the uncle of the Historical Society's founder, John Pintard. Lewis Pintard was a merchant and a commissioner of prisoners. The plates passed to Martha "Patty" Pintard and by succession to Mary Stevens Baird.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mary Stevens Baird
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
