Collection Highlights
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
c. 1835
1935.167
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup and saucer
Object name
Cup and saucer
Date
1815-1842
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
cup: 2 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 8.9 cm )
saucer: 1 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. ( 2.9 x 13.7 cm )
Description
Pearlware cup and saucer decorated with blue and white transfer printed images of the Boston State House, people, sheep, cows, and the commons surrounded by a floral border, and the cup has a reclining cow in the interior center.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.221ab
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.