Collection Highlights
The Indian: The Dying Chief Contemplating the Progress of Civilization
1856
1875.4
White marble and wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish: house, tree motif
Object name
Dish: house, tree motif
Date
1830-1880
Medium
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Circular tinned sheet iron dish with flat bottom and diamond-shaped holes pierced in sides; landscape with house in circular frame painted in red on yellowish ground on interior.
Object Number
INV.9998
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
