Collection Highlights

The Peale Family

Date:

1773-1809

Object Number:

1867.298

Medium:

Oil on canvas

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Object name

Covered tureen

Date

ca. 1790

Medium

porcelain

Dimensions

Overall: 5 x 8 x 5 in. ( 12.7 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm )

Object Number

1984.40ab

Gallery Label

This piece, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was commissioned by James M. Watson (1750-1806), a New York City businessman.

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.