Collection Highlights
Cayambe
1858
S-91
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
View of Governor's Island
Title
View of Governor's Island
Object name
Soup plate
Date
1815-1829
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 26.7 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware soup plate with dark blue transfer print of view of Governor's Island; floral border; image at bottom of soup plate of foreground pastoral scene, river with sailboat; and island with fort at one end. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 106)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.108
Marks
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of soup plate: [boy holding plaque] "View of/Governor's Island/BY/W.G. WALL ESQR N.Y."
printed: on adhesive label on underside of soup plate: "48" [collector's label]
typed: on jelly label on underside of soup plate: "(R.H. Wood catalogue, July 1953)/'The first appearance of this plate on a dealers list..."
typed: on label on underside of plate: "No. 478 Hearst Sale Nov. 19 '3.../Originally No. 241 Kellogg sal.../Merritt collection No. 48"
impressed: on underside of soup plate: "A. STEVENSON WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
Gallery Label
Colonial governors in the 17th century spent their summers on this island in New York Bay. Castle Williams, the military prison, can be seen at the center. The source of this view is a painting by W.G. Wall.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
