Collection Highlights
Camp Bed
1777-1785
1871.8
Wood, canvas, iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
View of the Aqueduct Bridge at Little Falls
Title
View of the Aqueduct Bridge at Little Falls
Object name
Pitcher
Date
1820-1840
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 26 x 23.5 x 16.5 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware pitcher with dark blue transfer print of a view of the aqueduct bridge at Little Falls; bulbous-shaped pitcher with foliate curved handle, wide spout with molded feathered edge, and circular foot; top of interior and upper portion of exterior transfer-printed with floral decoration; bulbous area transfer-printed with two views of the Erie Canal; one view shows canal boats and locks with figures in foreground; second view shows aqueduct bridge with three arches. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 43)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.305
Marks
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of pitcher: "VIEWS OF THE/ERIE CANAL"
printed: on collector's label on underside of pitcher: "267"
Gallery Label
The completion of the 362-mile Erie Canal in 1825 was the cause of great celebration that included festivals in Albany, Little Falls, Rochester, and New York. This is one of three views that comprised Enoch Wood's commemorative canal series.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
