Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate: Card Players
Object Number:
1961.371
Date:
1819-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back in circle around crown device: "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORD______"
typed: affixed to back: paper label "W8"
Description:
Glazed earthenware lobed edge cup plate with dark blue transfer print decoration of interior scene of four figures, two playing cards at a table.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this plate depicts a view of Christmas Eve; this plate is part of the Wilkie-Burnet Series.
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.
