Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter: fish
Object Number:
1953.793
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 14 x 10 in. ( 5.7 x 35.6 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on underside of base: "PAT D JUNE/4TH 1872"
Description:
Opaque white pressed glass fish platter in the shape of a fish; ribbed fins and fishscale body; oval foot with concentric rings and patent date on underside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
