Collection Highlights
Major Gen'l Z. Taylor Before Monterey
Date:
1848
Object Number:
PR.068.27
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Soup bowl: Columbian star
Object Number:
1961.210
Date:
1840-1858
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. ( 3.8 x 21.9 cm )
Marks:
printed: on back in red in oval frame of belt with buckle decorated with stars: "Columbian Star/444/Oct. 28th 1840/in Ridgway"
Description:
Molded pearlware soup bowl with image of log cabin and horses and plow and border on brim of large stars with small stars in background (Columbian star).
Gallery Label:
This image is associated with William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States.
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.
