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
1816-1829
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 10 in. ( 25.4 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of the New York City almshouse; border of scrolls and foliage; central image of almshouse behind fence, with trees and cannon in foreground.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.174
Marks
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: [eagle holding plaque] "ALMS HOUSE/NEW YORK/BY W G WALL ESQR"
impressed: on underside of plate: "STEVENSON WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
printed: on adhesive label on underside of plate: "121" [collector's label]
typed: on jelly label on underside of plate: "Alms House...Rare item...Not Listed by Larsen."
Gallery Label
New York's thirds Almshouse, opened in 1816, was located on First Avenue where Bellevue Hospital stands today.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
