Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
1137 Zouave
Object Number:
INV.8493
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 1 in. ( 4.1 x 14.9 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on stem: "Gambier/a Paris/ M & M/Deposé"
carved: in low relief: "113"
printed: on paper label affixed to inside of bowl: "1942/Fr"
Description:
White earthenware pipe with bowl molded in shape of a man's head with cap and long moustache decorated with pink, yellow, blue, black, and white enamel.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
