Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1961.136
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 23.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: on obverse rim : "AMERICAN CITIES/AND/SCENERY/YALE COLLEGE NEW HAVEN/CM"
stamped: on obverse at center: "Improved/ Stone China" [in rectangular border]
Description:
Circular earthenware plate with faceted border and ribbed rim; light blue transfer printed flower sprig and moss border with central scene of green, neo-classical building and church (Yale College).
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.




