Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter: Highlands, Hudson River
Object Number:
1961.349
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 10 in. ( 3.8 x 31.8 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on underside of platter: "E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED" and "SEMI CHINA" around eagle
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of platter: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" with eagle and "HIGH LANDS/HUDSON RIVER" below
printed: on adhesive label on unders
Description:
Molded pearlware octagonal platter with dark blue transfer print of Highlands, Hudson River; shell border and central image of river with steam and sailboats, mountains on either side and in distance. (Larsen, 3rd ed. no. 23)
Gallery Label:
This view is loosely based on William G. Wall's "Near Fishkill, Hudson River," published in the "Hudson River Portfolio." In the foreground is the three-masted Hudson River steamer "Chancellor Livingston," built in 1816 by Robert Fulton.
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.
