Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
INV.14373b
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 25.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: on brim in oval within box within scrolls "THE DAM/AND/WATERWORKS/PHILADELPHIA"
Description:
Modeled of white clay with circular view of steam boat flying American flag, on the water in front of dam and related historical structures, hills behind; enclosed by border of fruit and flowers.
Gallery Label:
This steamboat is possibly the 'Clermont'.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
