Collection Highlights
Get off the track! : a song for Emmancipation, sung by the Hutchinsons, respectfully dedicated to Nath.l P. Rogers, as a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the cause of human rights
Date:
1844
Object Number:
LIB.M1622a.Hutchinson
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter: Delaware Coat of Arms
Object Number:
1961.252
Date:
1829-1855
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 17 x 13 1/4 in. ( 4.1 x 43.2 x 33.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on back: image of flying eagle facing left with shield
paper labels: affixed to back:"This platter and the coat of arms of Massachusetts were purchased by Mrs. Henry F. Herbermann of Mt. Vernon, April, 1933. They were given to her by an English
Description:
Molded glazed pearlware platter with dark blue transfer print decoration of the
coat of arms of Delaware and border of trumpet flowers , thistle,leaves with imbricated band.
Gallery Label:
This platter is from Thomas Mayer's, "American Series of Arms of the States".
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.
