Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tea tray
Object Number:
1951.315
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 34 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. ( 6.7 x 87.6 x 57.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: in the center: "R F" in script
Description:
Cast silver plate tea tray; flat, oval tray with applied concave sides and an applied, cast, foliate scroll rim with loop handles at each end; four cast foliate scroll pad feet; surface of the tray engraved with two rings of foliate scrolls around the initials, "R F" in script; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Goodhue Livingston
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
