Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: bust of Lafayette
Object Number:
1961.132
Date:
ca. 1824
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. ( 2.2 x 25.1 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back: medallion with crown at center and 'CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" inscribed
inscribed: around central image: "WELCOME LAFAYETTE THE NATIONS GUEST, AND OUR COUNTRY'S GLORY"
typed: affixed to back: paper label: "Mr & Mrs/Merritt"
Description:
Molded pearlware tea plate with slightly scalloped edges and molded decoration on the brim; the central view is a bust of Lafayette with an inscription around it.
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.
