Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter: Southwest View of La Grange
Object Number:
1961.262
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 18 7/8 x 14 5/8 in. ( 4.8 x 47.9 x 37.1 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back: medallion with eagle and shield at center: "ENOCH WOOD & SONS BURSLEM /SEMI CHINA" (very lightly)
printed: in blue on back of brim: under laurel swags "SOUTHWEST VIEW OF LAGRANGE/THE RESIDENCE OF THE/MARQUIS LAFAYETTE"
Description:
Dark blue transfer printed platter with central view depicting a large, turretted building with pennants flying (Lafayette's hom, La Grange); a man, woman, and child stand in the drive and a couple are seated on a bench by a willow close to a house; the border pattern is composed of grapes, grapevines, and flowers.
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.
