Collection Highlights
Euphemia Toussaint (1815-1829)
ca. 1825
1920.6
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter: Niagrara Falls from the American Side
Object name
Platter: Niagrara Falls from the American Side
Date
1820-1846
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 7/8 x 14 7/8 x 11 5/8 in. ( 4.8 x 37.8 x 29.5 cm )
a: 18 7/8 x 25 9/16 in. (48 x 65 cm)
Description
Molded oval pearlware dish with canted corners printed with view of Niagara Falls, two couples in foreground; shell border. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 31)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.260
Marks
impressed: on base: "WOOD" "14"
printed: with spread eagle on reverse of rim: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" "NIAGARA FROM THE AMERICAN SIDE"
Gallery Label
This view of Niagara Falls, one of the most magnificent waterfalls in the world, was adapted from an 1818 sketch by J. Milbert published in "Itinerere Pittoresque du Fleuve Hudson," (1828-29).
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
