Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figural group
Object Number:
1945.390
Date:
ca. 1855
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 in. ( 7 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: on bottom of base in cursive: "Uncle Tom/&/ Evangeline"
Description:
Porcelain black male figurine with open book in hand seated on cotton bales next to dark-haired white girl; circular base with inscription, label fragment attached to bottom
Gallery Label:
The huge success of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," published in 1852, induced English potters to manufacture a plethora of related items. This figure is one of a set six depicting characters from the novel, as well as the author herself.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
