Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plaque
Object name
Plaque
Date
1700-1780
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 4 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 10.8 cm )
Description
Bell-shaped cast metal plaque; crown at the top with fleur-de-lis; central image of public building with weathervane at the top, barrel vaulted arch at center entrance flanked by double columns.
Object Number
INV.166
Marks
handwritten: on reverse: "1225 / 17"
incised: on reverse, near bottom: "NYHS Folk Arts / Collection 1937"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
