Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1961.121
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue on underside of plate: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" in banner with eagle and shield, with "CITY OF ALBANY/STATE OF NEW YORK" below
impressed: on underside of plate: "E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED" and "SEMI CHINA" around eagle
printed: on adhes
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of the "City of Albany"; shell border and central image of river scene with ships; landscape with cows in foreground and city with tall buildings and spires in background.
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.





