Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Pass in the Catskill Mountains
Object Number:
1961.257
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 8 x 6 in. ( 1.9 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm )
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside: "PASS IN THE/CATSKILL MOUNTAINS" with eagle, shield, and banner
Description:
Molded pearlware tray for small tureen or sauceboat with dark blue transfer print of Pass in the Catskill Mountains; oval form with slightly raised oval center and shaped handles at sides; shell border and central image of bucolic scene with figures in the Catskill Mountains. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 19)
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.
