Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bar Tray
Object Number:
2002.1.3204
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
3/4 x 13 3/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beer tray with a gold and red rim with lettering in beige with gold borders "V. Loewer's/ Trade Mark/ "Gambrinus Brewery Co./ New York City", around a central image of a bearded man in a jeweled red crown, green velvet robe and a fur-trimmed red cape. A Germanic stylized eagle pendant hangs around the king's neck and one hand holds a sceptor while the other raises a glass of beer.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
