Soup plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Molded edge soup plate with deep cavetto decorated with blue enamel and gilding; border decoration consists of a thick blue enamel band with gold stars, and gold spearhead border; interior decoration consists of blue and gold floral swags and there is a shield at the center with a start border, inscribed initials, and with ribbons and leafy swag above.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth McNeil
Object Number:
1984.14
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).commissioned by James M. Watson (1750-1806), a New York City businessman.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
20349
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Earthenware plate with buff-colored glaze and on brim highlighted with red, yellow, blue, and green enamel; a sketchy image of a house drawn in purple luster.
Credit Line:
Probably purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
INV.9964
Marks:
impressed: at center of reverse: "O"
typed: affixed to reverse: "241/Eng"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
20345
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher: copper lustre green vine motif
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 5 x 4 in. ( 15.2 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm )
Object Number:
INV.13452
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
20322
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Lafayette ne a Chavagnac
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. ( 1.6 x 20 cm )
Description:
Black transfer printed plate with image of bust of Lafayette at center and inscription beneath; the border pattern is composed of small flowers, and three pairs of French flags with a rooster between them.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.149
Marks:
impressed: on back: with shield inscribed with " P & H/[--?----SY]"
inscribed: on front below image of Lafayette: "Lafayette, né à Chavagnac (Anvergne) en 1757"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
20293
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Soup plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Molded edge soup plate with deep cavetto decorated with blue enamel and gilding; border decoration consists of a thick blue enamel band with gold stars, and gold spearhead border; interior decoration consists of blue and gold floral swags and there is a shield at the center with a start border, inscribed initials, and with ribbons and leafy swag above.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth McNeil
Object Number:
1984.12
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:
20290
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 9 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Molded edge plate decorated with blue enamel and gilding; border decoration consists of a wide blue enamel band with gold stars bounded on the inside by a gold spearhead band; interior decoration consists of blue enamel gilded floral swags; shield at center with a star border, ribbons and leafy swag above, inscribed with initials.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth McNeil
Object Number:
1984.1
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:
20289
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Platter
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 9 in. ( 3.2 x 26 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Molded rectangular porcelain platter with irregularly scalloped rim; romantic landscape at center and curvilinear border of gilding around rim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number:
1941.68
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
20287
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Canister and lid
Classification:
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 4 in. ( 5.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Octagonal tin-glazed earthenware canister with two molded handles and lid with bird finial (broken off); blue underglaze flowers throughout.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.272ab
Marks:
marked: maker's mark in blue underglaze, illegible
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
20286
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tureen and cover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 15 x 9 1/2 in. ( 29.2 x 38.1 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Oval porcelain tureen and cover with flower and leaf knop; receded entwined handles with leaf and berry terminals; decorated with penciled sepia trellis diaper and butterfly border ("Fitzhugh style"); central roundel with spear and post border and alternating diaper and animal figure panels containing an "H" for Hone family.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Louise Starr
Object Number:
1985.1ab
Gallery Label:
This piece is part of a dinner service given as a wedding gift to John Hone II and Miss Marie Antoinette Kane (m. 1818). He was the nephew of Philip Hone (1780-1851), the prominent New York businessman, politican, and diarist.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
20280
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figurine
Classification:
Date:
1790-1810
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 4.8 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware seated female figure holding a dog; yellow, black ,green, red, and blue enamel highlights.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.9337
Marks:
Nadelman collection sticker: "260 / Eng"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
20273
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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