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Date:
1788
Object Number:
1903.12
Medium:
Silk, paint
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Plate: 'Arms of Rhode Island'
Object Number:
1940.313
Date:
1829-1855
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 8 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 22.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: on front: "HOPE" /"RHODE ISLAND"
printed: on reverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" on ribbon with spread eagle.
impressed: in circle around spread eagle :"T. MAYER STORE STRAFFORDSHIRE/WARRANTED"
marked: in blue: unknown mark
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with slightly scalloped edge, printed in dark blue with central medallion bearing shield with anchor on it in surf; trumpet flowers and vine border; this is 'Arms of Rhode Island' pattern.
Gallery Label:
This plate is from Thomas Mayer's, "American Series of Arms of the States".
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Provenance:
Purchased by Mrs. J. Insley Blair from Charles W. Lyon, June 1921 ($75).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
