Plate: Troy From Mt. Ida
Classification:
Date:
1819-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
Scalloped edge glazed pearlware plate decorated in light-blue tranfer print of view of town by water and border of roses, birds, scrolls, and brackets on rim. (Troy, NY)
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.131
Marks:
impressed: on back: in circle around "CLEW_____ANTED STAFFORDSHIRE"
printed: in blue: image of rock, pine trees, and ship: "Picturesque Views/Troy from Mount Ida/Hudson River"
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
4001
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saucer: Plymouth Rock Landing
Classification:
Date:
1820-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. ( 1.6 x 16.8 cm )
Description:
Blue transfer printed pearlware plate with central view of men in a rowboat landing on a rocky shore; Indians stand on the right; the border pattern is composed of cartouches with inscriptions or images of a ship alternating with eagles and scrolling acanthus leaves (Plymouth Rock Landing).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.114
Marks:
impressed: on back of plate: medallion with eagle and shield at center and "ENOCH WOOD & SONS/BURSLEM" inscribed
inscribed: on front of plate: cartouche at top: "AMERICA/INDEPENDENT/JULY 4/1776"; cartouche at bottom: "WASHINGTON/BORN 1732/DIED 1799";
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1846
eMuseum Object ID:
4000
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: South Carolina
Classification:
Medium:
ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 8 in. ( 2.5 x 20.3 cm )
Object Number:
1940.315
Provenance:
Purchased by Mrs. J. Insley Blair from Mrs. R. Hunt Sale, AAA #34, Dec. 1921 ($75).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
3999
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saucer: Residence of the Late Richard Jordon New Jersey
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1829-1843
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware saucer with scalloped edge and decorated with pink and white transfer printed image of a rural residence with a house, barn, trees, a cow, and a man with a walking stick in foreground; view surrounded by border pattern of scrolls and flowers and outlined with a thin blue line.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.410
Marks:
printed: on back: "The Residence/ of the Late/RICHARD JORDAN/ NEW JERSEY/ J H &CO"/ "H"
Gallery Label:
This house belonged to Richard Jordan of New Jersey; Richard Jordan (1756-1826) was born in Virginia and moved to New Jersey in 1809; he was a prominent Quaker minister.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1843
eMuseum Object ID:
3998
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teacup
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 4 in. ( 5.4 x 10.8 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Porcelain cup with flaring sides and pointed handle; overglazed red (or carmine) double interior border and transfer printed views of Columbia College, N.Y. and Boston Octagon Church.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.218
Marks:
printed: beneath view: "COLUMBIA COLLEGE, N.Y."
printed: beneath opposite view: "OCTAGON CHURCH BOSTON"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
3997
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saucer
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 5 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Circular porcelain saucer; overglazed red (or carmine) double border and transfer printed view of Scudder's American Musuem in New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.215
Marks:
printed: on obverse: "SCUDDER'S AMERICAN MUSEUM"
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
3996
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saucer
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Circular porcelain saucer; overglazed red (or carmine) double border and transfer printed Boston State House.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.219
Marks:
printed: on obverse: "STATE HOUSE BOSTON"
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
3995
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oval serving dish
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1805
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. ( 2.2 x 20 x 14.9 cm )
Description:
Oval dish, possibly a stand for a small tureen, decorated in polychrome enamels with a lake scene; the scene is bound by a rust and gold border of fleur-de-lis; around the brim are eight colorful Chinese figures; gold initials at top.
Object Number:
INV.13248
Marks:
inscribed: in gold and rust on brim: "DWMC"
typed: on paper label affixed to the back: "This plate was part/ of the wedding service of//DeWitt and Mary Clinton./ It was presented by the Clinton family/ to Hon G. Hilton Scribner in recognition/ of a bril
Gallery Label:
This dish was part of the wedding service of DeWitt Clinton and Maria (Mary) Clinton. It was later presented by the Clintons to the Honorable G. Hilton Scribner.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
3994
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vegetable dish
Classification:
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 11 x 8 in. ( 5.1 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Imari design
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Clarence S. Fiske
Object Number:
1950.36k
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
3989
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Platter: New York from Weehawken
Classification:
Date:
1831-1843
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 19 1/2 x 15 in. ( 4.4 x 49.5 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Rectangular pearlware platter with lobed corners; blue transfer printed border diapered cartouches connected by swags; fruit and leafage on solid blue background in outer border and flowering swags form inner border; central view of harbor and city (New York) with four figures in pastoral landscape and foreground.
Object Number:
1961.276
Marks:
printed: on obverse beneath rim: "Select Sketchings/New York" above and within a cartouche
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1843
eMuseum Object ID:
3973
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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