Plate
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 25.7 cm )
Description:
Modeled of white clay with circular view of steam boat flying American flag, on the water in front of dam and related historical structures, hills behind; enclosed by border of fruit and flowers.
Object Number:
INV.14373b
Marks:
printed: on reverse: on brim in oval within box within scrolls "THE DAM/AND/WATERWORKS/PHILADELPHIA"
Gallery Label:
This steamboat is possibly the 'Clermont'.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
36400
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Trenton Falls
Classification:
Date:
1820-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with irregularly scalloped edge printed dark blue with central view of falls and shell border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.73
Marks:
printed: on base: spread eagle"E PLURIBUS UNUM/VIEW OF/TRENTON FALLS"
impressed: "E WOOD & SONS BURSLEM/SEMI CHINA/WARRANTED/ with spread eagle in circle "P"
typed: paper label: "View of Trenton Falls/NJ"; "Reknowned for its beauty and its wonderful cas
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1846
eMuseum Object ID:
36399
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Massachusetts General Hospital
Classification:
Date:
1822-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 9 in. ( 2.5 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Glazed earthenware molded plate with dark blue transfer-print decoration of view of Massachusetts General Hospital with sea wall and border of leaves and vines.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.95
Marks:
impressed: on back: partially covered by paper label "STEVENSON/& FLOWER device
typed: affixed to back: paper label "Massachusettes General Hospital. Erected 1821. Built of granite 168 feet long. 54 feet wide. Adorned with an ionic columned portico; lar
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
36398
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Nahant Hotel, Boston
Classification:
Date:
1817-1834
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. ( 1.9 x 21.9 cm )
Description:
Circular plate of glazed earthenware, knotched edge, medium blue transfer printed with central view of building with figures fishing at waterfront in foreground, oak leaf, and acorn border on speckled ground, scalloped motif on edge (Nahant Hotel).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.183
Marks:
printed: in blue on back: on swag with foliage "Nahant Hotel/NE Boston"
Gallery Label:
This view is of the Nahant Hotel, near Boston which was constructed in 1817.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1834
eMuseum Object ID:
36397
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate: America and Independence
Classification:
Date:
1818-1834
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Glazed pearlware molded cup plate with dark blue transfer print decoration of a three-story house in center and border of flowers and two classical figures, one holding portrait of Washington (?) labeled "AMERICA AND" other kneeling and labeled "INDEB" [?].
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.195
Marks:
impressed: on back: in circle around crown device "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE"
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, the rim decoration is known as the'States Border Design'.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1834
eMuseum Object ID:
36396
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saucer: America and Independence
Classification:
Date:
1819-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 11.7 cm )
Description:
Glazed pearlware plate with scallop edge and decorated with blue and white transfer printed image three-story house surrounded by border of names of fifteen states, Medallion of George Washington, and images of America and Independence.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.180
Marks:
impressed: on back: "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE"
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
36395
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: Battle Monument Baltimore
Classification:
Date:
1831-1843
Medium:
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 9 in. ( 2.2 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware, lobed edge plate with maroon tranfer print decoration of the Battle Monument in Baltimore and border of large and small flowers and leaves.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.175
Marks:
printed: in red on ribbon: "JACKSONS WARRANTED" and above ribbon "Battle/Monument/BALTIMORE"
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1843
eMuseum Object ID:
36394
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea service
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Part (covered sugar bowl): 5 x 7 x 5 in. (12.7 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm)
Part (creamer): 4 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.1 x 16.5
Description:
Molded pearlware teapot, covered sugar bowl, creamer, waste bowl, six cups and six saucers printed in black with view of sailing ship with flying American flags and steam boat near craggy shore with anchor and spread eagle with laurel branch on one side and black printed view of steamship; rimmed with a gold and purple luster metalic oxide; the lid of the teapot and the sugar bowl are decorated with views of two large homes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1944.311a-r
Gallery Label:
This set depicts the "Cadmus," the ship that brought Lafayette to America in 1824, and Robert Fulton's "Clermont," the first commercially successful steamboat.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
36393
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plates (10)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870-1882
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. ( 2.9 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Set of 10 circular porcelain plates with gold band around rim and green band around brim with three yellow garters; monogram at center.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1937.16-25
Marks:
printed: in green on back: "CFH"
painted: in center of plate: "AH" or "HA" (H inside of A)
Gallery Label:
These plates are from the Astor House which was erected in New York City in 1836.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
36385
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher: Washington
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 5 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 12.7 x 14.6 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Molded creamware pitcher decorated with black transfer printed images and words of George Washington, General Lafayette, and the American eagle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.103
Marks:
printed: on exterior: "IN COMMEMORATION, OF THE /VISIT, OF GENERAL LAFAYETTE, TO/ THE U.S. OF AMERICA. IN THE YEAR /1824" and "FAYETTE/ THE NATION'S GUEST "and "FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE,/ AND FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF THE / FELLOE CITIZENS" and "WASHING
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:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
36384
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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