Collection Highlights
Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate: Franklin's Tomb
Object name
Cup plate: Franklin's Tomb
Date
1820-1846
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description
Glazed porcelain pearlware cup plate wiyth blue transfer print decoration of urn and pedestal set among leafy trees and view of water.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1940.164
Marks
paper collector's label: affixed to back: "Franklin's Tomb: L & J Phillips"
Gallery Label
According to the donor, the maker is Edward and George Phillips. Larsen's view differs from that of this object; the object is probably from "Lafayette at Washington's Tomb" , see Halsey, "Pictures of Early New York on Dark Blue Staffordshire Pottery" p. 135.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
