Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Luce Center
Pitcher
Object Number:
1927.58
Date:
1819-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 9 x 6 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 22.9 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: inside oval floral frame opposite handle: "LANDING/ OF/GEN.LAFAYETTE/At Castle Garden/NEW YORK/16 August 1824"
Description:
Pearlware pitcher with narrow spout and broken scroll handle; dark blue transfer printed flower and bead border and oval view of Lafayette's Castle Garden landing repeated twice within plain border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
