Collection Highlights
An Address to the inhabitants of the British Settlements in America, upon slave-keeping
Date:
1773
Object Number:
LIB.Y1773.RushAddress
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1940.308
Date:
1816-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: [eagle holding plaque] "ALMS HOUSE/IN THE CITY/OF/NEW YORK/BY W G WALL ESQR"
impressed: on underside of plate: "A. STEVENSON WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of the New York City almshouse; border of scrolls and foliage; central image of almshouse behind fence, with trees and cannon in foreground.
Gallery Label:
New York's third Almshouse, opened in 1816, was located on First Avenue where Bellevue Hospital stands today.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Provenance:
Purchased by Mrs. J. Insley Blair from Hudnut Sale, AAA, Nov. 1926 ($90)
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Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
