Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Teapot
Object Number:
1961.364ab
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 x 6 in. ( 19 x 25.4 x 15.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: on monument: "WASHIN[GTON]"
Description:
Dark blue transfer printed pearlware teapot; rectangular molded body and foot with broken scroll handle; view on both side panels depicts George Washington holding a scroll and standing next to a monument surrounded by willows with inscription; border pattern composed of flowers and leaves.
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.
