Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
1865
Z.2603
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher: 'gen'l Lafayette ... 1824'
Object name
Pitcher: 'gen'l Lafayette ... 1824'
Date
1824-1840
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware with cylindrical neck, bulbous body, angular scrolling handle printed with inscriptions and side portrait medallion of George Washington, opposite is same of Lafayette, under spout spread eagle under three stars clutching laurel branch and arrows
Object Number
INV.12717
Marks
printed: in black on neck: "First in war, First in peace, And First in the Hearts of his /Fellow Citizens."
printed: in black on side: "Washington/ His Country's Father"
printed: in black on opposite neck: "In Commemoration, of the / Visit, of General Lafayette, to the U.S., of America, in the year 1824."
printed: in black on side: "Fayette/ the Nation's Guest"
printed: in black under spout: "Republicans/ are not always ungrateful" "Pluribus Unum" "Richard Hall & Son"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
