Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Child's cup
Object Number:
INV.13422
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. ( 6 x 8.9 x 6.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black on outside of cup: "DR. FRANKLIN'S MAXIMS/LITTLE STROKES FELL GREAT OAKS./BY DILIGENCE & PATIENCE/THE MOUSE/E[AT] IN TWO THE CABLE."
Nadelman collection sticker: "733 / Amer"
Description:
Cylindrical pearlware child's cup with black transfer-printed image of a man leaning on an axe next to a hewn tree, watching man building a house in the background, with green and blue enamel highlights; inscription on opposite side of cup.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
