Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
ca. 1829
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 25.4 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of the arms of New York; edge border of banded husks with star at top; wide floral border; central reserve with arms of New York, including figures of liberty and justice, eagle, shield, and banner inscribed "EXCELSIOR"; border around central reserve has plaque inscribed "NEW YORK."
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.97
Marks
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: eagle with shield and banner inscribed "EXCELSIOR"
printed: on collector's adhesive label on underside of plate: "37"
Gallery Label
Staffordshire potter Thomas Mayer produced a series of transfer-printed ceramics bearing the arms of the original thirteen 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.
