Collection Highlights
Plan of the City of New York
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.NS3.M36.1.3ab
Medium:
Black ink, with pencil additions, on paper backed with paper backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: New York U.S.
Object Number:
1961.162
Date:
1831-1865
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. ( 1.6 x 14.9 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on base: circular stamp, illegible
printed: on base: " NEW YORK/U.S. " with paired cornucopia , eagle
Description:
Pearlware molded white bodied clay plate with scalloped edge; printed brown with central view of harbor and Island City, two seated figures, rider on horseback in lush foreground, all in medallion with baskets of roses and fan-shaped medallions border.
Gallery Label:
The view of Manhattan on this plate is derived from a drawing by J. Dupre which was printed by Fenner, Sears & Co, and publisehd in London in 1831.
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.
