Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414b
Medium:
Glass
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Serving plate
Object Number:
1989.2d
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 x 21 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: on shield in rust and gold:"LP"
Description:
Oval porcelain serving plate with blue enamel border into 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.
