Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ceramic fragment lid
Object Number:
1921.37k
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 2 in. ( 2.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Earthenware lid; creamware with sprigged flower finial and beaded border; hole at one end.
Gallery Label:
This lid was found inside the hull of a ship uncovered in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
