Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish
Object Number:
1956.141k
Date:
1810-1820
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 2.9 x 20 x 14.3 cm )
Description:
Molded leaf-shaped "Canton" porcelain dish with blue underglaze decoration depicting Chinese river scene with bridges and buildings; border pattern consists of an underglaze blue band with blue asterisks and lines bounded by a feather edge band with a scalloped border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
