Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate: America and Independence
Object Number:
1961.195
Date:
1818-1834
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back: in circle around crown device "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE"
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" [?].
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, the rim decoration is known as the'States Border Design'.
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.
