Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: The Shannon
Object Number:
1961.86
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. ( 1.9 x 25.7 cm )
Marks:
typed: paper label affixed to back: "THE SHANNON/One of the vessels in the naval engagement between the Chesapeake and Shannon June 1, 1813/Was made and sold in England/ By Rogers";
hand written: on label: "See Larsen, p.152" and "See Hayden's English Ea
Description:
Blue transfer printed molded plate with scalloped edges; the central view is inside a square frame and depicts a full rigged ship at sea, with a spot of land in the background on the left; the border pattern is composed of sprays of flowers and mottled sea shells.
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.
