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Date:
1788
Object Number:
1903.12
Medium:
Silk, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter: View of Albany
Object Number:
1961.272
Date:
1840-1843
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 20 x 16 3/8 in. ( 3.8 x 50.8 x 41.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black on back of brim: "View of/Albany/JACKSON'S WARRANTED"
Description:
Dark brown transfer printed platter with scalloped edges depicting pastoral river scene including boats with cows and a city in the distance; there is a road and a figure on the left; the border pattern is composed of spaced flower bunches; there are molded birds around the edge of the rim.
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.
