Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
1961.222b
Object Number:
1961.222b
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (3.2 × 14.6 cm)
Marks:
printed: on back of the saucer:"MOUNT VERNON/The Seat of the Late /GEN. WASHINGTON'
Description:
Glazed earthenware saucer decorated with blue and white transfer printed image of George Washington next to a horse in front of Mt. Vernon surrounded by a floral border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
