Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
1842-45
1915.76
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Covered dish
Object name
Covered dish
Date
1885-1905
Medium
Glass, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 9 x 5 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 22.9 x 14 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed non-lead glass dish in the form of a rooster sitting on a basket; rooster's comb and wattle painted red; applied eyes missing; rooster body (cover) sits in basket (dish) decorated with guilloche and basket-weave patterns. Base has basket-weave pattern with cross in center.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Fannie G. Dudley and family
Object Number
1957.180ab
Gallery Label
Challinor, Taylor & Co. of Tarentum, PA made a complete line of animal dishes, which was continued by the United States Glass Co. of Pittsburgh, PA.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
