Collection Highlights
Three Iroquois: Atotárho Protected by Black Snakes, Flanked by Deganawida Offering Wampum and Hiawatha
c. 1827
X.520[dup]
Watercolor, black and brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1815-1825
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. ( 3.5 x 24.8 cm )
Description
Drape molded plate with serrated edge; sgraffito decoration of large, central four- pointed star with lozenge diaper with four tulips surrounding and painted iron oxide and copper-green over slip-covered surface under lead glaze.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.251
Marks
incised: on base in script: " NB (illeg)B"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
