Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Covered dish: chicken
Object Number:
1953.751ab
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. ( 12.1 x 14 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Opaque white pressed glass covered dish in the form of a sitting hen (cover) on a basket (dish); hen's comb, eyes and wattle are painted with red enamel; cover rests inside fluted dish with rayed underside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
