Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1940.160
Date:
1820-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. ( 1.9 x 19.4 cm )
Marks:
transfer printed: on obverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" [within banner above eagle]; "THE CAPITOL/WASHINGTON"[within rectangle beneath eagle figure]
stamped: on reverse: circular stamp "EWOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED/SEMI CHINA"
Description:
Circular earthenware plate; dark blue transfer printed shell border and central view of building (Capitol in Washington, D.C.)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
