Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ), 1732/40-1836
1796
1867.314
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1812-1829
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 17.1 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer printing; floral and eagle border with central image of City Hall, New York; City Hall park and figures in foreground.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1940.302
Marks
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: "City Hall/New-York"
Gallery Label
Designed by John McComb in 1803 and completed in 1812, New York's third City Hall is the oldest municipal building in continuous use in the United States.
Provenance
Purchased by Mrs. J. Insley Blair from Mrs. R. Hunt Sale, AAA, Dec. 1921 ($20).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
