Collection Highlights
Controller handle
1904
1922.103
Silver, steel, ceramic
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Pass in the Catskill Mountains
Object name
Plate: Pass in the Catskill Mountains
Date
1820-1840
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 8 x 6 in. ( 1.9 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware tray for small tureen or sauceboat with dark blue transfer print of Pass in the Catskill Mountains; oval form with slightly raised oval center and shaped handles at sides; shell border and central image of bucolic scene with figures in the Catskill Mountains. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 19)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.257
Marks
transfer-printed: in blue on underside: "PASS IN THE/CATSKILL MOUNTAINS" with eagle, shield, and banner
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
