Collection Highlights
Armchair
1856-1857
1857.11
Oak
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish
Object name
Dish
Date
1810-1820
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 2.9 x 20 x 14.3 cm )
Description
Molded leaf-shaped "Canton" porcelain dish with blue underglaze decoration depicting Chinese river scene with bridges and buildings; border pattern consists of an underglaze blue band with blue asterisks and lines bounded by a feather edge band with a scalloped border.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number
1956.141L
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.