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Tammany Bank
ca. 1875
1937.1237
Iron, paint
Manufacturer: J. & E. Stevens Co.

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Plate: John Bull/1833

Plate: John Bull/1833
Object name 
Plate: John Bull/1833
Date 
1950-1955
Related People 
Decorator: Delano Studios
Medium 
Whiteware
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 25.4 cm )
Description 
Whiteware plate with molded diaper and woven rim; overglaze transfer printed and enamelled view of train (John Bull).
Credit Line 
Gift of Ms. Dora Whitman Flukiger
Object Number 
1955.223
Marks 
printed: on reverse: "DECORATED/BY/DELANO STUDIOS/SETAUKET, L.I., N.Y." (beneath shield) and "JOHN BULL/ Built in England in 1831 and shipped to America In the Same Year/ For the Camdon & Amboy R.R. It was Later Rebuilt in 1833/ Oldest Locomotive Preserved in America and the First to have a cowcatcher" and "ORIGINAL PAINTING BY Frederick Blakslee/For Delano Studios 1950 Edition/HAND COLORED" printed: on obverse: "JOHN BULL 1833"
Gallery Label 
This plate is part of the Dauphin Collection of railroad china and dining car plates.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.