Collection Highlights
Three Iroquois: Atotárho Protected by Black Snakes, Flanked by Deganawida Offering Wampum and Hiawatha
c. 1827
X.520[dup]
Watercolor, black and brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Platter
Object name
Platter
Date
1785-1790
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 17 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 44.8 x 36.8 cm )
Description
"Famille Rose" platter pink trellis diaper border and large floral spry with rose at center and five smaller sprays; rust and gold fleur-de-les border around cavetto.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. M.E. Hewett Stebbins
Object Number
1861.5
Gallery Label
Dish belonging to the dinner set of John Hancock-see letter of Mrs. Hewett Stebbins dated April 23, 1861, on file and the minutes of the society, May 7, 1861. (Accession Record)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
