Portrait plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1814
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 in. ( 17.8 cm )
Description:
Hard-paste porcelain plate with bat printed image of William Bainbridge; matte gold bands around plate and around image of Bainbridge.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.137
Marks:
inscribed: on border: "WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE, ESQ, of the United States Navy"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1814
eMuseum Object ID:
22810
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jar
Classification:
Date:
1861-1891
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide, Albany slip clay
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 7 3/4 in. ( 27.9 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical salt-glaze stoneware jar with Albany slip-coated interior; decorated with plant with sketchily drawn leaves painted in cobalt oxide below impressed maker's mark below mouth.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1929.6
Marks:
impressed: below mouth: "NEW YOEK/STONEWARE CO./FORT EDWARD, N.Y."; "6"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
22794
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Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Whiteware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 9 5/8 in. ( 2.5 x 24.4 cm )
Description:
Molded plate with gold band around rim and border of blue and gold bands; inscription at center transfer printed in blue around Masonic drafting tools.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederic R. Griffith
Object Number:
1948.163
Marks:
printed: in green on back:"GDA/FRANCE" and in blue:"Thos. Maddock's Sons Co., Trenton, N.J"
printed: in blue on front: "ST.PAUL'S LODGE NO.481/1870 G 1910/ F. & A.M.,/PENNSYLVANIA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
22771
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 7 x 7 1/4 in. ( 27.9 x 17.8 x 18.4 cm )
Description:
Molded stoneware jug; half-dipped with a dark brown glaze on the upper and unglazed lower section; very worn and discolored retailer's label affixed to front.
Object Number:
INV.15058
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
22770
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Incense burner
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1904
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. ( 44.4 x 29.8 x 28.6 cm )
Description:
Square ceramic incense burner with lid; red, yellow, green, and gilt overglaze bands and foliate decoration throughout; gilt hippopotamus on lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Mike Holzman
Object Number:
1947.55ab
Gallery Label:
Accession record: "Displayed at St. Louis Fair, 1904"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1904
eMuseum Object ID:
22768
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1817
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Circular porcelain plate with gold band around rim, shield on brim with entwined initials "LH" inside, and American eagle encircled by 20 stars at center; center of circle with eagle painted in gray, brown, blue and red enamel, holding gold shield.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number:
1945.369
Marks:
painted: in gold on brim: shield with cypher of intertwined letters: "LH"
Gallery Label:
This plate belonged to Lewis Heerman (1779-1833), a surgeon in the U.S. Navy. Heerman began as a surgeon's mate in 1802, was commissioned Surgeon of the U.S. Navy in 1804, and served during the War of 1812.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1817
eMuseum Object ID:
22767
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup and saucer
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Molded pink floral transfer printed saucer with floral decoration in pink,blue, red, yellow, and green enamel.
Credit Line:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.244b
Marks:
impressed: on bottom: "2"
Gallery Label:
The cup, 1945.244a, does not appear to go with the saucer even though they were catalogued together; however, the cup and not saucer is going saucer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
22766
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot and cover
Classification:
Date:
1840-1853
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 10 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 26.4 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Part of a tea and coffee set; teapot and cover with bulbous form; panels in low relief; scattered floral design and gilding on rims, spouts, finials, and handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.331ab
Marks:
inscriptions: Marked: "TPM" with eagle(eagle has spread wings, holds branch in left claw, looks left);also marked "90" in gold
Gallery Label:
Purchased for donor's grandmother from the New York Crystal Palace Exhibiton (World's Fair 1853-1854).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
22763
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1872
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 10 in. ( 2.2 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Porcelain plate with scalloped edges and decorated brim; brim decoration includes six cartouches with game birds and rabbits, separated by sections with purple background and gold scrolling designs with red circles inside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Clifford R. Dumble
Object Number:
1943.422
Marks:
printed: in green on bottom: "S72" in green oval; there is a gauged line across inscription.
Gallery Label:
This plate was donated by the granddaughter of the decorator, Edward Lycett. The Sèvres date mark on the plate is slashed to indicate a factory reject. It was common for American decorators to use French blanks. Lycett was a pioneer of China painting in America. Born and trained in England, he worked in New York City at Greene Streeet Kilns and and at Faience Manufacturing Co. in Brooklyn starting in 1884. After the Civil War, he trained many women in the art of china decorating.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1872
eMuseum Object ID:
22725
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Cup from wash stand set
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Semi-porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 11.7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Molded whiteware cup with appendages in low relief and decorated with printed floral decals in brown and hand-painted violet, blue, pink, yellow with feathered golden edges and painted stylized leaves and geometric motifs near the appendages.Molded whiteware covered slop pot, covered commode (or change pot), basin, large and small pitcher, jar, cup, and three piece soap dish with handles, appendages in low relief and decorated with printed floral decals in brown and hand-painted violet, blue, pink, yellow with feathered golden edges and painted stylized leaves and geometric motifs near the appendages.
Credit Line:
Purchase from the Estate of Charles G. Thompson
Object Number:
1942.649i
Marks:
printed: in brown on base: "Royal Semi-Porcelain/ (crown)/Johnson Bros./England"
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, these pieces are semi-porcelain.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
22724
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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