Plate: Floral pattern; ...Rock China
Classification:
Medium:
ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 11 in. ( 5.1 x 27.9 cm )
Object Number:
1942.266e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
4072
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Floral pattern; ...Rock China
Classification:
Medium:
ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 11 in. ( 5.1 x 27.9 cm )
Object Number:
1942.266i
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
4071
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Floral pattern; ...Rock China
Classification:
Medium:
ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 11 in. ( 5.1 x 27.9 cm )
Object Number:
1942.266f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
4070
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Residence...Lafayette
Classification:
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 25.7 cm )
Description:
Dark blue transfer printed pearlware plate with central view depicting a large house with two turrets; the figures of a man, woman, child, and dog are in the foreground; the border pattern is composed of a grapevine, grapes, and flowers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.85
Marks:
impressed: on back: medallion with eagle and shield at center and "[ENOCH] WOOD & SONS BURSAL[EM]/SEMICHINA"
printed: in blue on back: "LA GRANGE THE RESIDENCE/OF THE MARQUIS LAFAYETTE"
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
4068
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Floral pattern; ...Rock China
Classification:
Medium:
ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 11 in. ( 5.1 x 27.9 cm )
Object Number:
1942.266h
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
4069
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Union Line
Classification:
Date:
1820-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 25.7 cm )
Description:
Blue transfer printed pearlware plate depicting a river scene and steamboat; the boat has "UNION/LINE" on the side and flies a Union Line flag; the border depicts shells and leaves and has an irregular center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.104
Marks:
impressed: into the back of plate: the letter"L"
typed: paper label on back: " The Union Line, formed in 1820 to operate between New York and Philadelphia. It was the most popular of all lines in service between the two cities. In 1832, the Union which
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1846
eMuseum Object ID:
4067
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1831-1843
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with scalloped edge and decorated with red transfer printed image of the White House surrounded by a floral border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.417
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "The/Presidents House/Washington./JACKSON'S WARRANTED"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1843
eMuseum Object ID:
4064
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teabowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 × 2 7/8 in. (7 × 7.3 cm)
Description:
Porcelain blue transfer-printed handleless tea bowl decorated with a repeating pattern of stylized plants; at the center of the saucer and at the inside bottom of the cup are identical rondels with flowers and grass.
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Montifore G. Kahn
Object Number:
1953.143a
Marks:
printed: on bottom in blue: Japanese characters
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this cup and saucer were part of a service given by the government of Japan to Commander Oliver S. Glisson (1809-1890), who commanded the USS Powhattan under Admiral M.C. Perry in July 1853.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
4063
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saucer
Classification:
Date:
1840-1853
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Part of a porcelain tea and coffee set; saucer with panels in low relief; scattered floral design with gilding on rims.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.331w
Gallery Label:
This object was purchased for the donor's grandmother from the New York Crystal Palace Exhibiton (World's Fair 1853-1854).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
4062
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 14 x 21.6 x 14 cm )
Description:
Molded ("Gaudy Dutch") pearlware with spherical hand-painted in King's Rose pattern in red, yellow, and green overglaze with wide pink with incised lozenge diaper around neck.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.418ab
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:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
4061
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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