Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1961.72
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: on adhesive label on underside of plate: "10" [collector's label]
handwritten: on jelly label on underside of plate: "L[illeg]-3.25" [collector's label]
Description:
Molded pearlware plate transfer-printed with dark blue image of the Aqueduct Bridge at Little Falls; plate has border of oak leaves and acorns with a stippled background; medallion of Thomas Jefferson at top; image of Columbia College at center of plate, and image of aqueduct bridge at Little Falls below.
Gallery Label:
This plate is from Ralph Stevenson's medallion portrait series, which commemorates outstanding political figures, famous buildings, and the completion of the Erie Canal.
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.
