Beaker Vase
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1795
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. ( 31.1 x 14.9 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical porcelain vase with flaring lip decorated with blue enamel band and gold stars and dotted blue wavy lines around rim; painted on one side with polychrome pseudo arms of New York State with a gilt floral center, blue robed liberty and green robed justice; the other side depicts a sepia American eagle with gilded floral shield.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.114
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
33650
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1816-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of the New York City almshouse; border of scrolls and foliage; central image of almshouse behind fence, with trees and cannon in foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.308
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: [eagle holding plaque] "ALMS HOUSE/IN THE CITY/OF/NEW YORK/BY W G WALL ESQR"
impressed: on underside of plate: "A. STEVENSON WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
Gallery Label:
New York's third Almshouse, opened in 1816, was located on First Avenue where Bellevue Hospital stands today.
Provenance:
Purchased by Mrs. J. Insley Blair from Hudnut Sale, AAA, Nov. 1926 ($90)
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Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
33596
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Plate
Classification:
Date:
1816-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 in. ( 25.4 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of the New York City almshouse; border of scrolls and foliage; central image of almshouse behind fence, with trees and cannon in foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.174
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: [eagle holding plaque] "ALMS HOUSE/NEW YORK/BY W G WALL ESQR"
impressed: on underside of plate: "STEVENSON WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
printed: on adhesive label on underside of plate: "121" [co
Gallery Label:
New York's thirds Almshouse, opened in 1816, was located on First Avenue where Bellevue Hospital stands today.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
33595
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teabowl and saucer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 2 1/4 in. × 4 1/4 in. (5.7 × 10.8 cm)
Overall (b): 1 1/2 in. × 6 in. (3.8 × 15.2 cm)
Description:
Porcelain tea bowl and saucer; both forms include wide blue enamelled band border with gild grapevine; secondary blue beaded border; enamelled psuedo arms of New York State appear twice on tea bowl and at center of plate, figures of the Statue of Liberty and justice flanking shield with scrolled border standing on banner with motto surmounted by an eagle.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.110ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
33559
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Plate
Classification:
Date:
1815-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 26 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of New York from Brooklyn Heights; border of floral clusters; central image of pastoral scene with man on horseback and small frame building; distant view of river, ships, and buildings of Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Object Number:
INV.14370b
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: [boy holding scroll] "New York/from/Brooklyn Heights/by/W.G. Wall Esqr. N.Y."
impressed: on underside of plate around impressed crown: "STEVENSON WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE"
Gallery Label:
This view of New York from Brooklyn Heights is based on a print after a painting by William Guy Wall (1792-after 1864).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
33555
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1812-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of City Hall, New York; border of 12 flowers in reserves; central image of City Hall with trees and three figures in foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.357
Marks:
transfer-printed: on underside of plate: "BEAUTIES OF AMERICA/CITY HALL/NEW YORK/J&W RIDGWAY"
printed: on adhesive label on underside of plate: "28"
typed: on label on underside of plate: "...urchased of Mr. Calvin Ph.../Seatlle Wash...."
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
33552
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1812-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer printing; floral and eagle border with central image of City Hall, New York; City Hall park and figures in foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.302
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: "City Hall/New-York"
Gallery Label:
Designed by John McComb in 1803 and completed in 1812, New York's third City Hall is the oldest municipal building in continuous use in the United States.
Provenance:
Purchased by Mrs. J. Insley Blair from Mrs. R. Hunt Sale, AAA, Dec. 1921 ($20).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
33548
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Plate
Classification:
Date:
1812-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print; floral border and central image of street scene with church (Third Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.66
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: "Church in the/CITY OF/New York"
printed: on adhesive label on underside of plate: "3" [collector's label]
typed: on jelly label on underside of plate: "Sold at auction in 1936 for $190.00 very rare."
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Gallery Label:
Designed by John McComb, the Third Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church was built in 1812 opposite Columbia College on Murray Street. The church's popular pastor, Dr. John Mason, was a founder of the New-York Historical Society.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
33546
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Platter: New York from Heights Near Brooklyn
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 41.3 x 32.4 cm )
Description:
Molded octagonal pearlware platter with dark blue transfer print of New York from the Heights near Brooklyn; floral and scrollwork border; central image with pastoral scene in foreground, river with ships near center, and the buildings of lower Manhattan in the distance. (Larsen, 3rd ed. no. 97)
Object Number:
INV.13564
Marks:
impressed: on underside of platter: "A. STEVENSON WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of platter rim: Plaque held by eagle with "NEW YORK/from Heights near/BROOKLYN/By W G Wall Esqr"
Gallery Label:
Andrew Stevenson was one of the first English potters to transfer print American scenes onto pottery. He based some of his designs on views painted by William Guy Wall and engraved by John Hill in the Hudson River Portfolio. This view contrasts pastoral Brooklyn with the urban bustle of lower Manhattan. In the foreground is Red Hook, with the windmill and warehouses of Pierrepont's gin distillery to the right and Cornell's millpond at center.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
33544
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Platter
Classification:
Date:
1824-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 38.7 x 29.8 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware octagonal platter with dark blue transfer print of the landing of Lafayette at Castle Garden; flower and vine border; central image of Castle Garden at right, three ships, and Battery in foreground with six shooting cannons, men on horseback, and figures in military dress; printed below image, "LANDING OF GEN. LA FAYETTE/At Castle Garden New-York 16th August 1824."
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1927.56
Marks:
impressed: on underside of platter: "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
transfer-printed: on front of platter below image: "LANDING OF GEN. LA FAYETTE/At Castle Garden New-York 16th August 1824."
Gallery Label:
Lafayette's much-celebrated return to America in 1824 was an enormously popular subject for Staffordshire pottery. New York's finest steamboats, the "Chancellor Livingston" and the "Robert Fulton," can be seen at the left; hundreds of people on the building's roof witness a cannon and artillery salute.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
33542
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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