Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
1825-1845
1936.693ab
Glass
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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
1955.236
Marks
impressed: on front: "PENNSYLVANIA R.R./ 1855" and "TIGER"
Gallery Label
The "Tiger" is representative of the highest development in locomotive building in 1856. Elaborately painted and decorated, this Baldwin engine was used in passenger service.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
