Collection Highlights
Noah's ark
1850-1900
1956.101
Wood, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1812-1829
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 15.9 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print; floral border and central image of street scene with church (Third Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church).
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.66
Marks
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: "Church in the/CITY OF/New York"
printed: on adhesive label on underside of plate: "3" [collector's label]
typed: on jelly label on underside of plate: "Sold at auction in 1936 for $190.00 very rare."
typed: on jelly label on underside of plate: "Dr. Mason's Church, erected in 1812..."
Gallery Label
Designed by John McComb, the Third Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church was built in 1812 opposite Columbia College on Murray Street. The church's popular pastor, Dr. John Mason, was a founder of the New-York Historical Society.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
