Collection Highlights
Augustus Coe Gurnee dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.1.16.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter: Old Court House, at White Plains....
Object Number:
555
Date:
ca. 1885-1930
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 13 1/4 x 11 in. ( 3.2 x 33.7 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on reverse: "B.L./ENGLAND"
printed: on reverse: "DESIGN PATENT/BY/WHITE PLAINS CHAPTER/D.A.R"
printed: on obverse: "OLD COURT HOUSE, AT WHITE PLAINS./ THE FIRST CAPITOL, OF NEW YORK STATE./ WHERE THE CHARTER WAS SIGNED, JULY 9TH 1776" and "DA
Description:
Oval earthenware platter, blue transfer printed flower sprig border with eagle; central view of two pillared building (Court House at White Plains, N.Y.)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
