Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
ca. 1976
Medium
Whiteware
Dimensions
Overall: 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 27.3 cm )
Description
Molded whiteware plate with slightly scalloped edges; buff colored border with pale blue, pale purple, and beige leaves and vines and gold highlights and berries and gold edge; the central view depicts a bird and flowers.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
INV.13526
Marks
printed: in brown on back: "THE JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BIRDS OF AMERICA'/from the original watercolor by/ John J. Audubon/in the permanent collection of/ the New York Historical society/ The in a Series of Eight Subjects/reproduced by/THE WORCESTER ROYAL PORCELAIN COMPANY LIMITED/in a Limited Edition of 5,000 palates/Number [sic]"
Gallery Label
This plate along with INV.13525, INV.13526, and INV.13528 are part of a set.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
