Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object Number:
Z.829
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 5 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 12.7 x 13 x 1 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each corner; pin holes at lower left and upper right corners.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
