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Plate

Plate
Object name 
Plate
Date 
1825-1835
Medium 
Earthenware
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 x 10 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 26 cm )
Description 
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of "Niagara" and the "Entrance of the Canal into the Hudson at Albany"; rim of plate has floral transfer print with four medallion portraits at top of Jefferson, Lafayette, Clinton, and Washington; at bottom of rim is view of the entrance to the Erie Canal at Albany; central image has Niagara falls in background and hunting scene in foreground.
Credit Line 
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt