Collection Highlights
Study for "Carmen Jones"
1944
2001.104
Watercolor and graphite on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cake board
Object name
Cake board
Date
1825-1835
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 15 3/4 x 26 x 1 1/2 in. ( 40 x 66 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Rectangular wooden (possibly mahogany) cake board decorated with elaborately carved figures of "Brittania," "Greece," and "America" beneath an eagle with spread wings, all within an oval foliate frame.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.591
Marks
carved: on obverse: "BRITTANIA / GREECE / AMERICA"
Gallery Label
The career of John Conger is outlined in the fourth edition of "Three Hundred Years of Kitchen Collectibles" (pp. 152-155). Louise C. Belden's article on cake boards, which appeared in the December 1990 issue of the magazine "Antiques," depicts many Conger boards and related examples.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
