Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: The Presidents House Washington
Object Number:
1961.167
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on base:"THE/PRESIDENTS HOUSE/WASHINGTON/ (ON SWAG) JACKSONS WARRANTED"
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with irregularly scalloped rim and transfer-printed in black with central view of the White House with park in the foreground; printed floral border.
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.
