Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
ca. 1630
1885.5
Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1825-1836
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 17.1 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of "America and Independence;" rim encircled by banner with names of fifteen states; center of plate has figures of Liberty and Justice on either side of a medallion image of the White House; Justice holds medallion portrait of Washington.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.213
Marks
impressed: on underside of plate: "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
