Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Child's plate
Object Number:
INV.9968
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 19 cm )
Marks:
printed: below scene at center of plate: "ROBINSON'S CRUSOE'S FIRST CROP"
Description:
Octagonal (irregular) whiteware plate with molded brim with two narrow bands of violet enamel; at center, transfer-printed scene from Robinson Crusoe with spots of blue, green, yellow, and violet overglaze enamel.
Gallery Label:
Label affixed to bottom of rim reads, "703/Eng" ("Eng" inscribed over "Amer"). This plate may be part of the Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
