Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup and saucer
Object Number:
1955.257ab
Date:
ca. 1930-1950
Medium:
Whiteware
Dimensions:
cup: 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 8.3 x 6 cm )
saucer: 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse of saucer and beneath cup base: "READING/NEW JERSEY CENTRAL/M/CHINA/L"
Description:
Whiteware cup and saucer with green and gilt zig-zag border.
Gallery Label:
This cup and saucer are part of the Hotel Dauphin Collection of Railroad China and dining car plates.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ms. Dora Whitman Fluekiger in memory of Florence Elsworth Wilson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
