Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: The Stadt Huys
Object name
Plate: The Stadt Huys
Date
ca. 1930-1939
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 cm )
Description
Circular earthenware plate; blue transfer printed flower and leaf border at center scene of pre-20th century New York (The Stadt Huys in 1676).
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1939.181
Marks
printed: on reverse: "THE STADT HUYS 1676/OLD NEW YORK/Commemorating the/inauguration of/George Washington at/Federal Hall/April 30, 1789 and the New/York World's Fair 1939/WEDGWOOD/ETRURIA/ENGLAND"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
