Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher
Object Number:
1957.281
Date:
1765-1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 in. ( 29.2 cm )
Marks:
maker's mark: hatched crescent
Description:
Soft-paste porcelain cabbage leaf molded mask pitcher, with face of a sleepy bearded man below lip, with a C scroll handle; ovoid body printed in underglaze blue with three naturalistic flower groups, each separated by a butterfly; cylindrical neck printed with two fruit garlands; handle decorated with a floral spray; top surrounded with broad border of molded pointed leaves.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Edmund Astley Prentis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
