Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: "Washington Monument Plate"
Object Number:
1961.130
Date:
ca. 1793-1841
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 24.8 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on base: "4"
printed: on front: "Sacred to the/Memory of/ Washington"; "E Pluribus Unum"
Description:
Molded creamware plate printed in black with central star studded medallion with view of allegorical figure of woman holding shield and laurel branch walking on shore near monument; ship in background; border printed with striped oval medallions.
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.
