Collection Highlights
Central Park Competition Entry No. 29
Date:
March, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.233
Medium:
Ink and Wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1961.147
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 10 in. ( 2.9 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse, brim: "CAPITOL/WASHINGTON/R.S." (illegible) in cartouche
typed: paper label on reverse: "CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON, 1793. DESTROYED BY THE BRITISH IN 1814. REBUILT, REQUIRING SEVERAL YEARS"
Description:
White clay with molded scalloped edge in low relief printed in dark blue with view of domed capital building with couples in fore and middle ground, leaf border.
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.
