Collection Highlights
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1961.149
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. ( 2.9 x 23.2 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on base: sunburst
typed: affixed on base: "Wright's Ferry on Susquehanna, Penn."
Description:
Circular white clay bodied plate with irregular scalloped rim and molded foot; medium blue transfer printed decoration of central circular view of river with sailing boat; sheer cliff on right, hills to the left, plants and trees in foreground, floral transfer-printed border of large roses in groups with stylized decorative band at rim (Wright's Ferry at Susquehanna).
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this plate was purchased from the Kellogg Collection in November of 1925.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
