Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tiles (3)
Object Number:
1945.519a-c
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
each approx.: 5 x 5 x 1/4 in. ( 12.7 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Three tin-glazed tiles with buff-colored body and blue and white painted decoration.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, these tiles came from a house on the northwest corner of Jackson and Main Streets, in Fishkill, New York, where Johannes Swart kept a store (and later a tavern) from 1753.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
