Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter
Object name
Platter
Date
1810-1820
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/8 x 10 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. ( 3.5 x 27.3 x 24.8 cm )
Description
Blue underglaze oval "Canton" porcelain platter with reticulated border in basket weave pattern; additional border pattern of diapering and octagons; central view of Chinese water scene with building, birds, and island on the upper left surrounded by swirling "clouds" at base.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number
1956.141n
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
