Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Iron Bridge, Central Park
Object Number:
1939.187
Date:
ca. 1930-1939
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "IRON BRIDGE, CENTRAL PARK, 1861/OLD NEW YORK/Commemorating the/ inauguration of/George Washington at/ Federal Hall/ April 30, 1789 and the New/York World's Fair 1939/WEDGWOOD/ETRURIA/ENGLAND"
Description:
Circular earthenware plate; blue transfer printed flower and leaf border at center scene of pre-20th century New York (Iron Bridge, Central Park in 1861).
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
