Platter: Deaf and Dumb Assylum
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1814-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 41.3 x 31.8 cm )
Description:
Oval pearlware platter; dark blue transfer printed border with view of neo-classical building with pilasters (Deaf & Dumb Asylum in Hartford, Connecticut).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.347
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "BEAUTIES OF AMERICA/ DEAF & DUMB ASYLUM/HARTFORD.CON/ J & W RIDGWAY"
typed: glued to reverse: label "316"
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
3764
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 5 in. ( 14.6 x 17.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware with cylindrical neck, angular and curved handle, bulbous body printed exterior and inside rim with dark blue view of urned monument and adjacent recumbent male; temple, ship in background all over floral border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.308
Marks:
inscribed: on base: undetermined cipher
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
3763
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Soup plate: Octagon Church Boston
Classification:
Date:
1815-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. ( 3.5 x 25.1 cm )
Description:
Glazed earthenware molded soup plate with dark blue transfer print decoration of a view of the Octagon Church in Boston and a border of roses and leaves in medallions.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.96
Marks:
printed: in blue ink on back in rectangle: "OCTAGON CHURCH/BOSTON" above " Beauties of America" and below "J & S RIDGWAY" ; on rim "5"
Gallery Label:
The church was dedicated in 1814.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
3754
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wash stand set (8)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Semi-porcelain
Dimensions:
see individual records
Description:
Eight piece molded whiteware covered slop pot, covered commode (or change pot), basin, large and small pitcher, jar, cup, and three piece soap dish with handles, 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:
1942.649a-l
Marks:
printed: in brown on base: "Royal Semi-Porcelain/ (crown)/Johnson Bros./England"
impressed: on large pitcher: rose mark
impressed: on small pitcher: "3" or "8"
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, these pieces are semi-porcelain.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
3751
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1810-1850
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 10 in. ( 38.1 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark and eagle and band of coggle wheel decoration.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.912
Marks:
impressed: on front: "CHARLESTOWN"
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
3750
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. ( 34.3 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical salt-glaze stoneware jug with strap handle and rounded collar with flat top; brushstrokes in cobalt oxide (varying in intensity) below impressed maker's mark below neck; incised circle around neck.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.919
Marks:
impressed: below neck: "SMITH & DAY,/MANUFACTURERS,/NORWALK.CON."; "2"
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
3746
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saucers (6)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (3.2 × 14 cm)
Description:
One of six molded pearlware saucers printed in red with view of sailing ship flying American flags and steam boat near craggy shore with anchor and spread eagle with laurel branch rimmed with golden purple luster metallic oxide.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Object Number:
INV.14382b
Marks:
impressed: on base: "13"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
3743
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1825-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( 2.2 x 21 cm )
Description:
Circular pearlware plate with lobed rim; dark blue transfer printed flower and leaf border;view of triple arched bridge spanning a canal. (Erie Canal).
Object Number:
1961.100
Marks:
printed: on obverse: "ENTRANCE OF/ THE ERIE CANAL/ INTO THE HUDSON/ AT ALBANY"
printed: tags glued to reverse: "Purchased from the Henry G. Taylor Collection, Nov 10, 1923 Westfield Mass/ By Woods"; " Total cost of the Erie Canal about nine million dolla
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1846
eMuseum Object ID:
3744
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Platter: Lake George
Classification:
Date:
1820-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 16 1/2 x 13 in. ( 5.1 x 41.9 x 33 cm )
Description:
Rectangular pearlware platter with rounded corners; dark blue transfer printed shell border with lake scene at center. (Lake George)
Credit Line:
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Object Number:
INV.14380
Marks:
printed: on obverse rim: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" [banner above eagle]; "LAKE GEORGE/STATE OF NEW YORK [rectangle beneath eagle]
stamped: on obverse at center: ".....WOOD & SONS BUR...../SEMICHINA"; "A/19"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1846
eMuseum Object ID:
3742
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Platter: Boston and Bunker's Hill
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 16 1/8 x 12 1/2 in. ( 3.5 x 41 x 31.8 cm )
Description:
Glazed earthenware molded octagonal rectangle platterw ith light blue transfer print decoration of a view of Boston and Bunker Hill (from the East), and a border of petunias and other flowers and leaves and strapwork.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Object Number:
INV.14379
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
3741
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




