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Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
1798
1976.56
Probably Cont
Artist/Maker: John Vanderlyn

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Cup plate: Columned Building

Cup plate: Columned Building
Object name 
Cup plate: Columned Building
Date 
1831- c. 1843
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Jackson, Job & John
Medium 
Earthenware
Dimensions 
Overall: 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 10.8 cm )
Description 
Molded earthenware cup plate with purple transfer print decoration of view of Girard's Bank, Philadelphia with corinthian columns and five figures, and finial beaded border.
Credit Line 
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number 
1961.187
Marks 
impressed: on back: image of four petal flower, abstract flower [?]
Provenance 
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.