Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Serving dish: Bank of Savannah
Object Number:
1961.259
Date:
1814-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. ( 3.5 x 21 x 13.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue ink on back: "BANK SAVANNAH", double underlined
Description:
Molded pearlware oval platter with two leafy handles and blue transfer print decoration of a classical building and man on horse, and border of medallions of rose and leaf.
Gallery Label:
This view is of the Branch bank of the United States in Savannah, Georgia.
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.
