Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1766-1853)
ca. 1825
1920.4
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1825-1827
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 19 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of Columbia College; oak leaf and acorn border with stippled background; central image of Columbia College with street scene and figures in foreground.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1940.304
Marks
transfer-printed: in blue on back of plate: "COLUMBIA COLLEGE N.Y." in banner with flowers
Gallery Label
Columbia College, originally King's College, was first located at this downtown Manhattan site bounded by Murray, Church, Barclay and Chapel Streets. This building was demolished in 1857, when the college moved to Madison Avenue.
Provenance
Purchased by Mrs. J. Insley Blair from G. Kellogg Sale, AAA, Nov. 1925 ($110).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.