Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Luce Center
Child's plate
Object Number:
INV.9973
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 7 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 18.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: above and below central image: "He that hath a trade hath an estate, At the working man's house hunger looks in but dares not enter./Industry pays debts, while despair increaseth them."
Nadelman collection sticker: "713 / Eng"
Description:
Hexagonal pearlware plate with lobed rim edged with purple luster; molded brim highlighted with red, blue, and green enamel and purple luster; at center, blue transfer-printed image of two men making horseshoes; inscription surrounds central image.
Gallery Label:
Label on reverse reads, "713/Eng" ("Eng" inscribed over "Amer"). This plate may be part of the Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
