Collection Highlights
Interior of Durand's Studio at Maplewood, New Jersey
Date:
After 1878
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.1
Medium:
Albumen print
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Museum Collections
Saucer: Mac Donnough's Victory
Object Number:
1961.223
Date:
1820-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 14.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: on front: "MACDONNOUGHS/ VICTORY"
impressed: on back :"E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED/SEMI CHINA" and eagle and shield
Description:
Pearlware glazed saucer decorated with blue and white transfer printed image of sailing vessels at battle and surrounded by a border of shells and flowers.
Gallery Label:
Commodore MacDonnough defeated the British on Lake Champlain in 1814.
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.
