Collection Highlights
Undutiful Boys
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.23
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter
Object Number:
1971.110k
Date:
ca. 1876
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 9 in. ( 4.4 x 31.1 x 22.9 cm )
Marks:
pressed: on sides: "GIVE US THIS DAY / OUR DAILY BREAD"
pressed: at center: "1876" (on ship afloat); "1776" (on sinking ship); "1620" (on rock)
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Platter; oval shape with ocean scene at center with setting sun flanked by a ship afloat inscribed "1876" and a sinking ship inscribed "1776," "GIVE US THIS DAY" and "OUR DAILY BREAD" inscribed on sides, and sheaves of wheat in relief on ends.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Coates
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
