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The Indian Hunter
1860
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Brown patinated bronze
Artist/Maker: John Quincy Adams Ward

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Plate

Plate
Object name 
Plate
Date 
ca. 1945
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Homer Laughlin Co.
Related People 
Depicted: George Washington
Medium 
Whiteware
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 x 9 in. ( 2.5 x 22.9 cm )
Description 
Molded cream-colored whiteware plate with central decal-printed image of bust of George Washington (after Gilbert Stuart); Washington is shown wearing purple jacket and white cravat; plate has cable-molded rim and gilded edge.
Credit Line 
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number 
1946.133a
Marks 
printed: in green on underside of plate: "EGGSHELL/GEORGIAN/HOMER LAUGHLIN/MADE IN U.S.A./D 45 N 5"
Gallery Label 
The image of George Washington on this plate is based on Gilbert Stuart's famous portrait of Washington.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.