Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
1942-1945
1946.89a-c
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish cover: Thomas Viaduct, 1835
Object name
Dish cover: Thomas Viaduct, 1835
Date
ca. 1927
Medium
Whiteware
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. ( 6.4 x 14.9 cm )
Description
Whiteware dome with central hole in top, molded of whiteware with blue transfer printed exterior with view of railroad aqueduct crossing river in wooded landscape on top surrounded by two borders of leaves and flowers and a bottom border with views of railroad engines.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1929.67
Marks
printed: on reverse with capital dome: "1827 1927/BALTIMORE AND OHIO/RAILROAD/SCAMMELL'S/LAMBERTON CHINA/DESIGN PATENETED"
printed: on obverse: "THOMAD VIADUCT 1835" ; "FIRST STONE/ OF THE/ BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD/LAID JULY 4, 1828"; "HORSE DRAWN CAR, 1830"; "THE TOM THUMB 1830"; "THE ATLANTIC 1830"; "WINAN'S CAMEL 1851"; "THE PHILIP E.THOMAS 1830" ; "MOGUL '600' 1875"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
