Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Saucer: St. Patricks Catholic Cathedral
Object Number:
1961.165
Date:
1820-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: on back in blue: urn with laurels around it and draped in banner with "CATHLOLIC CATHED" [sic]
inscribed: circular stamp on back: "WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE A. STEVENSON" written around image of a crown at center
paper collector's label: on the b
Description:
Molded pearlware plate decorated with blue transfer printed image in the foreground; the border is composed of flowers and scrolls, and the rim is slightly scalloped.
Gallery Label:
This piece depicts the Old St. Patrick's Cathedral before it was destroyed in the fire of 1866.
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.
