Basin from wash stand set
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Semi-porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 15 in. ( 12.7 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Molded whiteware basin 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.
Credit Line:
Purchase from the Estate of Charles G. Thompson
Object Number:
1942.649e
Marks:
printed: in brown on base: "Royal Semi-Porcelain/ (Crown)/ Johnson Bros./ England" on all pieces but covers.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, these pieces are semi-porcelain.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
4024
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crock with lid
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall (pot): 12 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (31.8 x 28.6 cm)
Description:
Cylindrical salt-glaze stoneware crock with lug handles; decorated with stylized flower painted in cobalt oxide; maker's mark impressed on opposite side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1945.463ab
Marks:
impressed: "T. F. CONNOLLY/MANUFACTURER/NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J./5"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
4016
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Plate: Steamboat Chief Justice Marshall
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1820-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 25.7 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware with slightly scalloped rim printed in medium dark-blue with central view of steamboat, four figures on bank; irregular shell border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
INV.13590
Marks:
impressed: on base: "5"
printed: on obverse: "(Backwards)Troyline"; "C.J. (?)Marshall"; "Captain Sherman" and "Chief Justice/ Marshall/Troy"
hand written: on reverse: "871Seaman Jan. 1955 Wood 'Chief Justice Marshall'"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1846
eMuseum Object ID:
4015
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: The Meeting of Sancho and Dapple
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 9 in. ( 2.5 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Dark blue transfer printed pearlware plate with central image depicting seated Sancho Panza embracing his mule and Don Quixote on his horse behind; the border pattern is composed of doves and flowers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.395
Marks:
printed: in blue on back: between two scrolls "THE MEETING/ OF SANCHO/ AND DAPPLE"
typed: affixed to back: "THE MEETING OF SANCHO AND DAPPLE/Sancho ran to his Dapple, and embracing him said 'How hast thou done, my dearest Dapple, delight of my eyes, my s
Gallery Label:
This plate is part of the Don Quixote series.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
4014
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Doctor Syntax...Bees
Classification:
Medium:
ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 11 in. ( 2.5 x 27.9 cm )
Object Number:
1958.8[dup]
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
4013
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Plate: City Hall Albany
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 9 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Brown transfer printed molded pearlware plate with central image depicting domed building (City Hall, Albany); the border pattern is composed of flowers in vases and clovers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.126
Marks:
printed: in brown on back of rim: "City Hall/ Albany"
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
4012
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Congress Shall Make no Law...
Classification:
Medium:
ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 10 in. ( 5.1 x 25.4 cm )
Object Number:
1961.133
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
4010
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Waterworks, Philadelphia
Classification:
Date:
1831-1835
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Circular pearlware plate with beaded and molded edge; light blue transfer printed flower and scroll border; central view of neo-classical building, fountain and two figures in carriage. (Philadelphia Water Works Building)
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.135
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "The Water Works/ Philadelphia/JACKSONS WARRENTED"
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
4009
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate: Landing of General Lafayette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1819-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 0.6 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Pearlware cup plate with transfer printed view of Lafayette's Landing at Castle Garden.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.180
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "[STAF]FORDSHIRE CLEWS WARR[ENTED]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
4003
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1829-1843
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 0.6 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Glazed earthenware cup plate with scalloped border and decorated with light blue and white transfer printed image of a rural residence with a house and barn, trees, a cow and a man holding a walking stick in the foreground surrounded by a pearl border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.147
Marks:
impressed: on base: circular mark
Gallery Label:
Richard Jordan (1756-1826), a prominent Quaker minister, was born and raised in Virginia and moved to New Jersey in 1809.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1843
eMuseum Object ID:
4002
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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