Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1961.97
Date:
ca. 1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: eagle with shield and banner inscribed "EXCELSIOR"
printed: on collector's adhesive label on underside of plate: "37"
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of the arms of New York; edge border of banded husks with star at top; wide floral border; central reserve with arms of New York, including figures of liberty and justice, eagle, shield, and banner inscribed "EXCELSIOR"; border around central reserve has plaque inscribed "NEW YORK."
Gallery Label:
Staffordshire potter Thomas Mayer produced a series of transfer-printed ceramics bearing the arms of the original thirteen states.
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.
