Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup
Object Number:
1952.132
Date:
1820-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 x 8.9 x 6.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue beneath portrait: "MUNROE [sic]"
Description:
Cylindrical pearlware cup with handles, with two identical blue transfer-printed spread eagles with stars and arrows and a portrait of James Monroe.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
