Collection Highlights
Dragonfly table lamp
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Object Number:
N84.113.1
Medium:
Glass, bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher: Lawrence/Decatur
Object Number:
1943.447
Date:
1814-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 11.4 x 14 x 10.8 cm )
Marks:
printed: on exterior: "DECATOR"
printed: on exterior on opposite side: "Don't surrender the ship." /"LAWRENCE"
Description:
Creamware pitcher with loop handle; black overglaze line Decatur and Lawrence framed by ships, laurel sprigs, flage, telescopes and military implements.
Gallery Label:
This piece is almost identical to 1943.432.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
