Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Plate: Waterworks, Philadelphia
Object Number:
1961.135
Date:
1831-1835
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 23.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "The Water Works/ Philadelphia/JACKSONS WARRENTED"
Description:
Circular pearlware plate with beaded and molded edge; light blue transfer printed flower and scroll border; central view of neo-classical building, fountain and two figures in carriage. (Philadelphia Water Works Building)
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.
