Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Sleepy Hollow Restorations
Object Number:
1957.256b
Date:
1957
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 26 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "[insignia] SHE/SLEEPY HOLLOW RESTORATIONS/Philipse Castle, stone manor house built in 1683 by.... Frederick Philipse/..../ Tarrytown, New York, on the Tappan Zee."; "WEDGWOOD OF ETRURIA AND BARLASTON/ MADE IN ENGLAND" ; "ENGRAVED BY
Description:
Circular whiteware plate with transfer-printed engraving of Philipse Castle, Tarrytown, N.Y, in center and small landscapes and other details on surrounding border.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Foster-Jarvis Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
