Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Soup plate: Octagon Church Boston
Object Number:
1961.96
Date:
1815-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. ( 3.5 x 25.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue ink on back in rectangle: "OCTAGON CHURCH/BOSTON" above " Beauties of America" and below "J & S RIDGWAY" ; on rim "5"
Description:
Glazed earthenware molded soup plate with dark blue transfer print decoration of a view of the Octagon Church in Boston and a border of roses and leaves in medallions.
Gallery Label:
The church was dedicated 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.
