Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Catskill Mountain House
Object name
Plate: Catskill Mountain House
Date
1831-1843
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/8 x 10 3/8 in. ( 2.9 x 26.4 cm )
Description
Red transfer printed glazed earthenware plate with central image depicting Catskill Mountain House on a hillside; there are three figures in the foreground; the border pattern is composed of flowers, scroll work, and decorative shell shapes. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 330)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.148
Marks
printed: in red on back: cartouche with "CATSKILL/ MOUNTAIN HOUSE/ U.S."
Gallery Label
Thomas Cole's painting, "View of the Catskill Mountain House, N.Y.," engraved and published in London in 1830, inspired this transfer-printed scene. Several Staffordshire potters reproduced engravings of the Catskill Mountain House, a popular resort overlooking the Hudson Valley. Such was its fame that James Fennimore Cooper advised his European audience in the 1850s: "If you want to see the sights of America, go to see Niagara Falls, Lake George, and the Catskill Mountain House"
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
