Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pearlware fragments (3)
Object Number:
INV.10210.3a-c
Date:
1775-1810
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( 8.9 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Earthenware fragments; pearlware bodies with blue glaze and brown checkered bands.
Gallery Label:
These fragments were found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
