Collection Highlights
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
ca. 1941
1987.16
Plaster with purplish red-brown stipple finish
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1823-1842
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 9.5 cm )
Description
Pearlware cup plate decorated with blue and white transfer printed image of an eagle and shield on a cuff with Boston Harbor in the background.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1940.166
Marks
impressed: on back: "ROGERS"
Gallery Label
The source of the design comes from the seal of Boston which was adopted in 1823.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
