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Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
Artist/Maker: Thomas Fitch Rowland

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Platter

Platter
Object name 
Platter
Date 
1829-1836
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Clews, James and Ralph
Medium 
Earthenware
Dimensions 
Overall: 2 3/8 x 12 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 6 x 31.4 x 27.3 cm )
Description 
Rectangular glazed earthenware dish with view of Hudson, New York; impressed dot border on scalloped edge and transfer printed decoration in light cobalt blue of historical view of two fishermen with nets in foreground and town in background and border of roses, scrolls, brackets and birds in rim.
Credit Line 
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number 
1961.332
Marks 
hand painted: on back in blue: "6" or "9" or "G" paper stamp: affixed to back with black printed numbers: "297"
Gallery Label 
This view, after a painting by William Guy Wall published in the "Hudson River Port Folio," represents the town of Hudson, New York.
Provenance 
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.