Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1830-1860
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 7 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 19 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware twelve-sided plate with slightly faceted brim printed with small round vignettes in black with central image of two male figures with coat of arms and ship, and five small round allegorical vignettes on brim, each painted with overglaze green, pink, brown, yellow, blue, and red.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.145
Marks
impressed: on base, in arc: "IRONSTONE"
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this pattern is an unidentified state's coat of arms.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
