Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Route of the Eagle
Object Number:
1955.220
Date:
ca. 1930-1955
Medium:
Whiteware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "SYRACUSE/China/Designed Expressly for/ Missouri/Pacific/Lines"
typed: paper label: identfies railroad
Description:
Whiteware plate with gilt rim and border of various state capitol buildings; central view of train.
Gallery Label:
This plate is part of the Dauphin Collection of railroad china and dining car plates.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ms. Dora Whitman Flukiger
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
