Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter of 1918
1918
1984.68
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1840-1860
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( 1.3 x 7.3 cm )
Description
Brown transfer printed plate with central image depicting two Native Americans (one seated, one standing) on either side of an oval shield with a beaver on top of it and a cornucopia beneath; inscribed under the image are the woods "INDIAN
CHIEF'S"; the brim of the plate has small, molded medallions on it; the edge is beaded.
Object Number
Z.20
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
