Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Footed salt: blue
Object Number:
1953.477
Date:
1810-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 in. ( 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue lead glass footed salt blown in a multi-part mold patterned with seven rows of fourteen diamonds; double-ogee bowl joined to the slightly sloping circular foot with a solid ribbed knop drawn from the same gather, pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
