Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1961.204
Date:
1816-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back in circle around crown device: "A. Stevenson WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE"
printed: in blue under portrait bust: "General La Fayette./WELCOME/TO THE LAND OF LIBERTY"
Description:
Glazed earthenware lobe-edge cup plate with blue transfer-printed decoration of portrait bust of Lafayette, with inscription and border of trailing leaves and vines.
Gallery Label:
See Larsen, p. 230, #618
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
