Cup and saucer
Classification:
Date:
1827-1831
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 4 in. ( 6.4 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Pearlware cup and saucer molded of white clay with flared sides and round foot transfer-printed in red with wide border around exterior with cartouches with view of city beyond water with ships, couple in foreground repeated in bowl's center with wide interior border with cartouche of ship and male figure.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.411ab
Marks:
printed: on saucer base on swag in eagles beak: "NEW YORK"
impressed: on saucer base: "ADAMS"
Gallery Label:
The scenes on this plate and saucer are of New York City and of the New York City Harbor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1831
eMuseum Object ID:
33768
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish and cover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 5 x 3 5/8 in. ( 7 x 12.7 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Small oval covered dish decorated with blue enamel and gilding; border decoration consists of a wide blue band with gold stars, and bounded by a gold spearhead band; the body of the dish is decorated with blue and gold floral swags and a shield at the center of each side, each shield has a star border, inscribed initials, ribbons and leafy swags; peach pit knop.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth McNeil
Object Number:
1984.49ab
Gallery Label:
This dish, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was owned by New York statesman and merchant James Watson, Jr. (1750-1806) and his wife Mary Talcott (1752-1806).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
33733
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Porcelain plate with scalloped edge; gilded rust band around rim with blue saw-toothed border and gilded swags; blue and gold guilloche band around cavetto; brown spread eagle holding arrows and laurels at center.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.126
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
33695
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mug
Classification:
Date:
1805-1815
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 16.5 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical porcelain mug with reeded entwined handle with floral teminals; gilt and enamelled grape vine border around lip and red husk border of base; brown eagle with enamelled bariner and shield perched upon military symbols and U.S. flags.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.124
Gallery Label:
This mug was made in China for the American market, probably around the time of the War of 1812. Its border pattern shows the lasting influence of English creamware design. The mug's painted decoration, featuring a triumphant eagle borrowed from the Great Seal, also adorns a set of plates owned by Sylvanus Thayer (1785-1872), superintendant of the United States Military Academy at West Point (U.S. Department of State, 1968.0011.042). Other related pieces are at Winterthur, the Reeves Collection, the Dietrich American Foundation, and Colonial Williamsburg.
Bibliography:
David S. Howard, "New York and the China Trade," (1984), p. 115-16.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
33692
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Mug
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 18.7 x 15.9 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical mug with interlacing reeded strap handless terminating in molded floral sprays dotted with blue enamel; grisaille image depicts a three masked east indiaman with furled sails flying; two American flags and floating on green water; the border around the rim is composed of a rust hsuk band and a gold band with rust decoration.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.121
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
33689
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1952.118a-f
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Description:
Porcelain service
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.118a-f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
33659
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coffee cup
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 6.7 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Coffe cup with spurred handle and gilded thumb rest; central encre de chine image of a three masted ship with furled sails and two American flags; floating on green water; the border on the shoulders is composed of a purple wavy dotted line with floral sprays.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.118f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
33658
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea caddy with cover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
overall: 5 x 3 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.
Description:
Tea caddy and cover with berry knop; on both sides of the body, there is an encre de chine image of a three masted ship with furled sails and two American flags; floating on green water; the border on the shoulders is composed of a purple wavy line with floral sprays and a rust band around the rim.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.118d-e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
33656
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup (Tea bowl)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Handleless tea bowl with grisaille decorated ship with furled sails and two American flags; floating on green water; the border inside is composed of a purple wavy line with floral sprays and a rust band around the rim.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.118b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
33654
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. ( 2.2 x 19.4 cm )
Description:
Circular plate with central image of grisaille decorated three masted boat with furled sails and two American Flags sailing in green water; the border pattern in composed of a purple, wavy dotted line with floral sprays; rust and mustard bands around rim.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.118a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
33651
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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