Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Manbrino's Helmet
Object Number:
1961.393
Date:
1819-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 25.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue on back: between two scrolls "MAMBRINO'S/HELMET" inscribed
impressed: on back: the letter "W"
Description:
Dark blue transfer printed plate with central image depicting Sancho Panza standing by his mule while a man on a horse (Mambrino) holds up bis hat ; the border pattern is composed of doves and flowers.
Gallery Label:
This plate is from the Don Quixote series.
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.
