Collection Highlights
Statue of Liberty, Bedloe's Island, New York
1888
1972.24
Watercolor over graphite on paper, overmatted
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Luce Center
Plate: Table Rock, Niagara
Object name
Plate: Table Rock, Niagara
Date
1820-1840
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 10 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 26 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print; shell border; central image of "Table Rock, Niagara"; scene includes two small figures in lower foreground, with view of Niagara Falls and table rock at top. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 35)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1940.149
Marks
printed: in blue on underside of plate: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" in banner with eagle and shield, with "TABLE ROCK/NIAGARA" below
impressed: on underside of plate: "E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED" and "SEMI CHINA" around eagle
Gallery Label
The dramatic Table Rock remained a popular tourist attraction at Niagara Falls until it cracked and fell into the depths below in 1850. This view is based on Russian artist Paul Svinin's watercolor, "Niagara Falls, Table Rock by Moonlight," published in "Picturesque Voyage in North America" (1818).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
