Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Highlands at West Point
Object Number:
1961.78
Date:
1820-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back in circle around eagle device: "E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED/SEMI CHINA"
printed: in blue on back: iamge of eagle with shield, banner " E . PLURIBUS UNUM" in rectangle frame "Highlands at West Point River"
Description:
Glazed earthenware molded plate with dark blue transfer print decoration of a view of mountains, boats on water and three figures on land, and a border of various shells on rim.
Gallery Label:
The scene on this plate is derived from a painting in the New York Public Library, Stokes Collection.
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.
