Collection Highlights
N Amsterdam, ou N Iork in Ameriq
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.13
Medium:
Colored engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Landing of Columbus
Object Number:
1961.172
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on back in maroon (partially covered by paper labels): anchor with oval in front with " Columbus" inscribed ; beneath in a banner " W.A. & S."
hand written: affixed to back: paper label "Landing of Columbus/ Companion and three officers at his l
Description:
Maroon transfer printed earthenware plate with scalloped edges; central image depicts Columbus and an officer in the foreground, ships, and Indians in the background; border pattern is composed of four vignettes showing animals and also flowers and scrolls.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
