Collection Highlights
The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak)
1844
1858.75
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1810-1840
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 14 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate with blue transfer-printed image of St. Paul's Church, New York, and surrounded by an acorn border.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.77
Marks
printed: on reverse: "ST PAULS CHURCH/NEW YORK" in ribbon
Gallery Label
The house pictured at the right was the residence of Major Rutherford and was later bought by J. J. Astor and torn down to build the Astor Hotel in 1836.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
