Collection Highlights
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
c. 1835
1935.167
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1830-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. ( 1.3 x 8.7 cm )
Description
Pressed lead glass cup plate with light amber stained well and interior rim, and colorless edge; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, three-masted side-wheel steamer with stippled rigging, with inscription in arc over ship and initials in flag at left; eagle at top, with pattern of anchors, scrolls, and stars, on stippled ground, along interior rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 619-B).
Credit Line
Gift of Colonel Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number
1984.135
Marks
pressed: in well, top: "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN"
pressed: in well: "BF"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
