Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish
Object name
Dish
Date
1940-1950
Medium
Whiteware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 19.7 x 14 cm )
Description
Set of four molded whiteware dishes, each representing a raised and painted image of a locomotive, and each plate has pierced holes for wall mounting
Credit Line
Gift of Ms. Dora Whitman Fluekiger in memory of Florence Elsworth Wilson
Object Number
1955.235
Marks
impressed: on front: "WESTERN AND ATLANTIC R.R./1855 AND "GENERAL"
Gallery Label
The "General" is one of the most famous locomotives. Captured by the Andrews raiders on April 12, 1862, it was retaken by the Confederates after a thrilling chase. It was built by Thomas Rogers in 1855. The Western and Atlantic Railroad is now part of the Nashville, Chattanooga, and St.Louis line.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
