Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
overall: 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.
Description:
Porcelain cup plate with broad border of salmon-colored enamel with outlining and accents in gilding; enamel borders are crossed by curving diaper-patterned bands of gilding.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. William D. Bloodgood
Object Number:
1939.435
Gallery Label:
This cup plate belonged to Janet Livingston (1743-1828), wife of General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775); see Anthology of British teapots/ teacups for more information.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
21725
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Classification:
Date:
1857-1878
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 8 1/4 x 9 in. ( 35.6 x 21 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical salt-glaze stoneware jug with rounded shoulders, strap handle, and flat collar; stylized flower painted in cobalt oxide below stamped maker's mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1927.74
Marks:
stamped: "2/RIEDINGER & CAIRE/POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1878
eMuseum Object ID:
21718
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Jar
Classification:
Date:
1800-1838
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt and manganese oxides
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 11 1/2 in. ( 38.1 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar decorated with incised and cobalt blue painted bird and flower, a stamped flower with seventeen petals beneath each handle and manganese rings at each handle juncture.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1927.54
Gallery Label:
This jar incorporates a variety of decorating techniques used by early stoneware potters: incising images into the clay, stamping designs with a pre-cut stamp, and painting free-hand or filling in designs with cobalt (blue) and manganese (brown) oxides.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
21717
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Sauce boat with cover and ladle
Classification:
Date:
1785-1795
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 8 x 5 in. ( 10.2 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Porcelain dinner set including sauce boat with lid and ladle;it has blue underglaze around the rim and blue underglaze flowers, and is decorated with gilded bands, swags, flowers, and other embellishments; all pieces have scalloped edges.
Object Number:
INV.12775a-c
Marks:
printed: in blue on back: "5"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
21673
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jar with Cover
Classification:
Date:
18th century
Medium:
ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 14 in. ( 66 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Imari-style jar with lid. Red animal-shape finial.
Object Number:
1943.425b
Gallery Label:
Part of the furnishings of General John Maunsell's house at 14 Broadway at the end of the 18th c. Left by his widow to her niece, Mrs. James Beekman in 1815, and used in the old Beekman mansion on the East River at 252nd (?) Street. Willed to her great-niece (a namesake, and the mother of the donor) in 1833.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
21664
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Fluted vegetable dishes (3)
Classification:
Date:
1785-1795
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 10 3/4 x 7 in. ( 4.1 x 27.3 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Set of three fluted vegetable dishes part of a porcelain dinner set; blue underglaze around the rim and blue underglaze flowers, and is decorated with gilded bands, swags, flowers, and other embellishments; all pieces have scalloped edges.
Object Number:
INV.12869-12871
Marks:
printed: in blue on back: "5"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
21660
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Plate: Souvenir, Washington's Bicentennial
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1932
Medium:
Whiteware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 26.4 cm )
Description:
Molded blue transfer printed plate with slightly scalloped edges; border pattern composed of stylized butterflies, scrolls, bands, and geometric shapes; at the center is a cartouche with a profile of George Washington wearing a laurel wreath; around the cartouche are scrolls, flowers, and a crown, and a bird.
Credit Line:
Gift of Major Lester D. Gardener
Object Number:
1948.36
Marks:
printed: in blue below cartouche: "EXITUS ALTA PROBAT" , "George Washington"
printed: in blue on back: "Spode's contribution to the/ George Washington Bicentennial 1932/produced in alimited edition of 2500/ each piece numbered/ No. 741"; "COPELAND/SPODE/
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1932
eMuseum Object ID:
21644
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Bust: George Washington, (1732-1799)
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 21 x 14 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Earthenware bust of George Washington in russet color coat, yellow waistcoat with floral pattern, and black jabot; marbled base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mr. Charles Allen Munn
Object Number:
1924.69
Provenance:
The Collection of Charles Allen Munn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
21584
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. ( 2.2 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Molded in white clay with slightly scalloped edge printed in dark blue with view of neoclassical building with cupula in park with strolling couple and dog with shells border with circular center (Transylvania University).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.102
Marks:
impressed: on base: "WOOD/O"
printed: mark (illegible under affixed label)
typed: affixed on back: "Transylvania University, 1783, The Oldest University West of the Alleghenies. In 1865, it became part of the University of Kentucky, later it became know
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
21538
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Soup plate
Classification:
Date:
1815-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware soup plate with dark blue transfer print of view of Governor's Island; floral border; image at bottom of soup plate of foreground pastoral scene, river with sailboat; and island with fort at one end. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 106)
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.108
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of soup plate: [boy holding plaque] "View of/Governor's Island/BY/W.G. WALL ESQR N.Y."
printed: on adhesive label on underside of soup plate: "48" [collector's label]
typed: on jelly label on underside of soup plat
Gallery Label:
Colonial governors in the 17th century spent their summers on this island in New York Bay. Castle Williams, the military prison, can be seen at the center. The source of this view is a painting by W.G. Wall.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
21533
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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