Plate
Classification:
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate transfer-printed with dark blue image of the Aqueduct Bridge at Little Falls; plate has border of oak leaves and acorns with a stippled background; medallion of Thomas Jefferson at top; image of Columbia College at center of plate, and image of aqueduct bridge at Little Falls below.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.72
Marks:
printed: on adhesive label on underside of plate: "10" [collector's label]
handwritten: on jelly label on underside of plate: "L[illeg]-3.25" [collector's label]
Gallery Label:
This plate is from Ralph Stevenson's medallion portrait series, which commemorates outstanding political figures, famous buildings, and the completion of the Erie Canal.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
33045
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup and saucer
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
cup: 2 1/2 x 4 in. ( 6.4 x 10.2 cm )
saucer: 1 1/4 x 6 in. ( 3.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Molded white earthenware cup and saucer with red transfer print of New York from Weehawk; handleless cup with flaring sides and circular foot, with repeated transfer print of distant buildings of Manhattan with man and woman holding hands in foreground and river and ships in the middle; scene repeated two times on sides of cup and once in bottom of cup; vignette of man and ship repeated twice on interior of cup. Saucer has same transfer print of Manhattan at center, with ship vignette repeated three times around border.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Object Number:
INV.14361ab
Marks:
impressed: on underside of saucer: "ADAMS"
transfer-printed: in red on underside of saucer: American eagle
Gallery Label:
The transfer print on this cup and saucer was very loosely adapted from William Guy Wall's painting, "New York from Weehawk."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
33034
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Caster
Classification:
Date:
1824-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware caster with dark blue transfer print of landing of General Lafayette at Castle Garden; baluster-shaped caster with pierced rounded top and circular foot; underside has corked opening; transfer print has Castle Garden, ships, and firing cannons, with plaque inscribed: "LANDING/OF/GEN. LA FAYETTE/AT/NEW YORK/1824."
Credit Line:
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Object Number:
INV.14422
Marks:
written: on adhesive label on underside: "LAR / 125" [reference in Larsen]
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
33031
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup and saucer
Classification:
Date:
1812-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall (cup): 2 3/8 × 3 5/8 in. (6 × 9.2 cm)
Overall (saucer): 1 3/8 × 5 3/4 in. (3.5 × 14.6 cm)
Description:
Molded pearlware cup and saucer with blue transfer print of City Hall, New York; handleless cup with circular foot, printed with floral border on interior and view of City Hall on exterior (repeated twice); deep saucer with floral border and central image of City Hall with figures in foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.178ab
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.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
33030
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 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 arms of New York; edge border of banded husks with star at top; wide floral border; central reserve with arms of New York, including figures of liberty and justice, eagle, shield, and banner inscribed "EXCELSIOR"; border around central reserve has plaque inscribed "NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.97
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: eagle with shield and banner inscribed "EXCELSIOR"
printed: on collector's adhesive label on underside of plate: "37"
Gallery Label:
Staffordshire potter Thomas Mayer produced a series of transfer-printed ceramics bearing the arms of the original thirteen states.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
33027
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot
Classification:
Date:
1815-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 13.3 x 23.5 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Oblong earthenware (pearlware) teapot and lid with dark blue transfer print of City Hall, New York; rectangular lid has rectangular pointed finial and floral transfer print; neck of teapot has floral transfer print; strap handle has transfer print of continuous small circles and S-shaped spout printed with image of man and woman walking; each side of teapot transfer-printed with frontal image of City Hall.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. John B. Morris, Jr.
Object Number:
1940.963ab
Gallery Label:
Designed by John McComb Jr. and Joseph Francois Mangin in 1803 and completed in 1812, New York's third City Hall is the oldest municipal building in continuous use in the United States.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
33013
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1824-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Molded earthenware (pearlware) plate transfer-printed in dark blue with scene of landing of General Lafayette at Castle Garden; floral border with beading around edge.
Object Number:
INV.14370d
Marks:
impressed: on underside of plate: "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
printed: below image on front of plate: "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:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
33010
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1824-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Molded earthenware (pearlware) plate transfer-printed in dark blue with scene of landing of General Lafayette at Castle Garden; floral border with beading around edge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.93
Marks:
impressed: on underside of plate: "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
transfer-printed: beneath image on front of plate: "LANDING OF GEN. LA FAYETTE/At Castle Garden New York/16. 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.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
33004
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1824-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Molded earthenware (pearlware) plate transfer-printed in dark blue with scene of landing of General Lafayette at Castle Garden; floral border with beading around edge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.176
Marks:
impressed: on underside of plate: "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
handrwritten: on jelly label attached to underside of plate: "Landing..."
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:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
33003
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup and saucer
Classification:
Date:
1825-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Part (Cup): 2 3/4 in. × 4 3/8 in. (7 × 11.1 cm)
Part (Saucer): 1 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (3.8 × 17.1 cm)
Description:
Molded pearlware cup and saucer with dark blue transfer print of Lafayette at Franklin's tomb; cup with slightly flared rim and circular foot, floral border on interior, exterior with scene of figure at tomb inscribed "Franklin"; deep saucer with same transfer print.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.225ab
Marks:
impressed: on underside of saucer: "E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED" and "SEMICHINA" around eagle
Gallery Label:
Fanciful tombs and grave sites of American heroes were popular subjects on historic blue Staffordshire. This printed image is exactly the same as another Enoch Wood & Sons view of Lafayette mourning Washington, except the name on the tomb is changed.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
32990
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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