Collection Highlights
N Amsterdam, ou N Iork in Ameriq
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.13
Medium:
Colored engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1961.125
Date:
1840-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.9 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black on back: loose cartouche of flowers and leaves with "TRANSYLVANIA/UNIVERSITY/LEXINGTON/E.W.& S./CELTIC CHINA"
impressed: on back: letter "L"
Description:
Black transfer printed plate with scalloped edges with raised beads; the central image depicts a building(Transylvania University), trees, and three cows in the foreground; the border pattern is composed of fruits, berries, leaves, and flowers.
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.
