Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Luce Center
Tea plate:...West Paint Hudson River
Object Number:
INV.14414
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back: medallion with eagle and shield at center
inscribed: " E. WOOD & SONS BURSALEM WARRANTED"
printed: on back in blue: very blurry eagle with shield and arrows. Banner above has inscription too blurry to read. Below is inscribed "HIGHLA
Description:
Pearlware plate with slightly scalloped edges; central image depicts river scene with bluffs in background and three figures in the foreground; the border pattern is composed of shells and has a regular center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
