Collection Highlights
Important meeting of the African Civilization Society, at the Cooper Institute, Wednesday evening, March 7th, 1860, at eight o'clock
Date:
1860
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1860.48
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1948.561c
Date:
1892
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( 1 x 21 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back: "Wedgwood" with image of anchor above it; "DXU/77"
stamped: in ink on back: "Wedgwood/Etruria, England."
Description:
Glazed earthenware scalloped edge plate with transfer print decoration in light blue of portrait of Abraham Lincoln in center with border of bay leaves and berries on rim.
Gallery Label:
This plate is part of a set of 6, with portrait images of Washington, Lincoln, Sheridan, Sherman, and William Cullen Bryant.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. James Hazen Hyde
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
