Collection Highlights
Physician's saddlebags w/bottles & bundles
1800-1850
1954.11
Leather, metal, glass, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1790-1829
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 1 x 9.5 cm )
Description
Pearlware cup decorated with blue and white transfer printed image of a house with six columns set in a field with trees and two figures, surrounded by a border of eagles, scrolls, and flowers.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.185
Gallery Label
According to the donor, the view is based on an engraving entitled "Hoboken in New Jersey, the seat of Mr. John Stevens." The land that this house stands on originally belonged to Colonel William Bayard and his house was seized by the colonists in 1780. Stevens bought the land, built the house, and began to live there in 1786.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
