Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter: Highlands, Hudson River
Object name
Platter: Highlands, Hudson River
Date
1820-1840
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 23.5 x 19 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware platter with dark blue transfer print of Highlands, Hudson River; oval with pierced border; shell edge, central image of river scene with steamships in foreground and hills in distance. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 23)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.292
Marks
printed: on adhesive label on underside of platter: "253" [collector's label]
typed: on torn label on underside of platter: "Highla.../No. 399..../Rare in.../See Halsey.../Old China,..."
Gallery Label
The view on this platter is loosely based on William G. Wall's "Near Fishkill, Hudson River," published in the "Hudson River Portfolio" (1820-1825). In the foreground is the three-masted Hudson River steamer, "Chancellor Livingston," built in 1816 by Robert Fulton. After the Revolutionary War, Staffordshire potteries in England manufactured a variety of transfer-printed wares that catered to American tastes. Printed scenes of Revolutionary War heroes, historic events, notable buildings, and the American landscape were popular images.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
