Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
1950
1956.7
Oil on paper laid on board
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Luce Center
Platter: Texan Campaign
Object name
Platter: Texan Campaign
Date
1850-1878
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. ( 4.4 x 39.4 x 31.4 cm )
Description
Molded oval pearlware platter with irregularly scalloped edge; transfer-printed decoration in brown with central vignette of victorious uniformed horseman with sword raised amidst battle; border with scalloped strapwork edge with military trophies, flower and female allegorical figures.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.295
Marks
printed: on base within medallion:"TEXXIAN CAMPAIGNE" and "J.B."
impressed: "14"
Gallery Label
The "Texian Campaign" represents a battle in the Mexican War. The initials "J.B." may refer to James Broadhurst of Longton (and later Fenton), Staffordshire, who used this underglaze mark from 1862 to 1870.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object