Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
1798
1937.587
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Brooklyn Ferry
Object name
Plate: Brooklyn Ferry
Date
1840-1860
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 21.3 cm )
Description
Mauve transfer printed pearlware plate with central image depicting the Brooklyn Ferry; the border pattern is composed of flowers and Chinese fretwork.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.351
Marks
printed: on back in blue: image of lion and unicorn on either side of shield with crown on top. On the shield is written "AMERICAN VIEWS", and on banners below "OPAQUE CHINA/T. GODWIN, WHARF"
printed: beneath previous image: "Brooklyn Ferry"
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
