Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Fulton Steamboat
Object Number:
1961.90
Date:
1820-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 26.4 cm )
Marks:
paper collector's label: on back: "FULTON'S STEAMBOAT UNKNOWN MAKER", "Built in 1814, Accomodations for sixty passengers. Piled between New York and ALbany. Left New York on Saturday of each week, reaching Albany the following day. Fare $10/ FROM THE TAY
Description:
Dark blue transfer printed pearlware plate with slightly scalloped edges; central image depicts Fulton's steamboat with cows in the foreground; the border design is floral.
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.
