Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Serving dish: Cheat River
Object Number:
1955.261g
Date:
ca. 1925-1955
Medium:
Whiteware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 12 1/4 x 6 in. ( 2.5 x 31.1 x 15.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: on obverse: "CHEAT RIVER"
printed: on reverse: "1827 1927/ BALTIMORE AND OHIO/RAILROAD/SCAMMELL'S/ LAMBERTON CHINA/DESIGN PATENTED"
Description:
Oval pearlware dish with blue transfer printed floral border and view of valley with river (Cheat River) and railroad track.
Gallery Label:
This plate is part of the Dauphin Collection of railroad china and dining car plates.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ms. Dora Whitman Flukiger
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
