Collection Highlights
View of Brooklyn from the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, New York
after 1883
1904.22
Black ink, white gouache, and graphite on photo-sensitive paper, laid on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 25.7 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware or creamware plate printed in black with central star-studded medallion with view of allegorical figure of woman holding shield and laurel branch walking on shore near monument, ship in background; border printed with striped oval medallions.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.140
Marks
impressed: on base: "HERCULANEUM"
printed: on front: "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WASHINGTON"; "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
painted: on brim: "M R R" in flowing script
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
