Collection Highlights
Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
c. 1554-1565
1889.10.1.1
Watercolor, black and brown ink, gouache, and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, laid on paper, formerly mounted on an album page
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Child's plate
Object name
Child's plate
Date
1830-1880
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 6 in. ( 2.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description
Hexagonal pearlware plate with lobed rim edged with purple luster; molded brim highlighted with red, blue, and green enamel and purple luster; at center, blue transfer-printed image of a man and a woman approaching an elderly beggar, in landscape setting; inscription surrounds central image.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.9977
Marks
printed: above and below central image: "Benevolence is commendable in all persons./Begin to be good in time it cannot be too soon."
Gallery Label
Label affixed to reverse reads, "Eng" (inscribed over "Amer"). This plate may be part of the Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
