Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bowl
Object Number:
1984.34
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 4.8 x 13 cm )
Description:
Porcelain bowl with molded feather edge on exterior of rim and flat bottom; decoration consists of a wide band of blue enamel with gold stars bounded below by a band of blue dots; blue enamel gilded floral swags below band; shield with blue enamel and gold star border, ribbons, and leafy swags, inscribed with initials at center.
Gallery Label:
This dish, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was owned by New York statesman and merchant James Watson, Jr. (1750-1806) and his wife Mary Talcott (1752-1806).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth McNeil
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
