Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Tile
Object Number:
INV.908o
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 9.8 x 13 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each upper corner; pin hole at upper right corner; cut down, with concrete affixed to back.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
