Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tea Plate: Monte Video Connecticut
Object Number:
1961.358
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. ( 1.9 x 17.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: in red on back: cartouche with horns of plenty and eagle and "MONTEVIDEO/CONNECTICUT/U.S."
impressed: on back: "[A]DAMS"
typed: paper label affixed to back: "MRS.JONNIE O'NEAL NORRIS/ATLANTIC BEACH/FLORIDA"
Description:
Red transfer printed plate depicting landscape by a river with two seated figures in the foreground and a building in the distance; the border design is composed of baskets of roses and fan-shaped medallions.
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.
