Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
1924
1952.45
Brown flesh tone painted plaster with wooden base
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1815-1840
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 16.5 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate transfer-printed with dark blue image of the Aqueduct Bridge at Little Falls; plate has border of oak leaves and acorns with a stippled background; medallion of Thomas Jefferson at top; image of Columbia College at center of plate, and image of aqueduct bridge at Little Falls below.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.72
Marks
printed: on adhesive label on underside of plate: "10" [collector's label]
handwritten: on jelly label on underside of plate: "L[illeg]-3.25" [collector's label]
Gallery Label
This plate is from Ralph Stevenson's medallion portrait series, which commemorates outstanding political figures, famous buildings, and the completion of the Erie Canal.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
