Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pearlware fragment
Object Number:
INV.10210.241
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 4.4 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Earthenware fragment; pearlware rim with blue diaper design on interior and blue birds on exterior.
Gallery Label:
This fragment was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal, 1921
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
