Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1955.182
Date:
ca. 1930-1955
Medium:
Whiteware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "IVORY/LAMBERTON/SCAMMELL/MADE IN/ AMERICA" and "S/CHINA" (beneath crown in wreath)
Description:
Whiteware plate with blue band border decorated with yellow scroll decoration, sea nymphs, shells, and seascape panels.
Gallery Label:
This plate is 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 (Mrs. R. Thornton Wilson)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
