Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
1798
1937.587
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Platter: Lake George
Object name
Platter: Lake George
Date
1820-1846
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 16 1/2 x 13 in. ( 5.1 x 41.9 x 33 cm )
Description
Rectangular pearlware platter with rounded corners; dark blue transfer printed shell border with view of a lake at center (Lake George). (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 27)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.249
Marks
printed: on obverse rim: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" [Banner above eagle]; "LAKE GEORGE/ STATE OF NEW YORK [Rectangle beneath eagle]"
stamped: on obverse: "16/OOD"
Gallery Label
The region around Lake George was noted for its, varied, unusual beauty and its associations with the early history of the United States.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
