Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Tea bowl
Object Number:
1927.14
Date:
ca. 1793
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Porcelain tea bowl with a scalloped rim and molded ribs and decorated with a pin and rust trellis diaper border and "famille rose" polychromed enamel floral arrangement and several isolated flowers on the exterior.
Gallery Label:
This tea bowl was part of the weddding china of Elizabeth Meyer (d. 1858), the wife of Clarkson Crolius (1773-1843), New York City potter and politician; they were married in 1793.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Carrie E. Karstens
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
