Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
ca. 1630
1885.5
Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate: Sailing Ship
Object name
Cup plate: Sailing Ship
Date
19th century
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.8 cm )
Description
Molded glazed earthenware cup plate with light blue transfer print decoration of three ships at sea and an object (?) in the foreground.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.203
Marks
impressed: in semi-circle on back: "J & G ALCO___/COBRID___?"
printed: in blue ink: "5"
typed: paper lael affixed to back: "By J & G Alcook Cobridge"
Gallery Label
According to the donor, the ship in this scene might be the 'Neptune'.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
