Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
ca. 1813-1845
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 7/16 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Glazed earthenware cup plate decorated with blue and white transfer printed image of Holliday Street Theatre in Baltimore surrounded by fruit and flower border.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.190
Gallery Label
This theatre was designed by Robert Carey Long and erected in Baltimore in 1813.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
