Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sugar bowl: black peacock motif on cream
Object Number:
INV.13558
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. ( 11.7 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Black transferware sugarbowl depicting a peacock perched on a stand in a pastoral landscape with a house in the background; the border is scrolled and floral; the body and lys of the bowl are molded; the inside of the bowl is coated with a waxy finish.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
