Collection Highlights
Life studies of the Great Army
Date:
1876
Object Number:
PR.002.Album383
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1961.66
Date:
1812-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 15.9 cm )
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of plate: "Church in the/CITY OF/New York"
printed: on adhesive label on underside of plate: "3" [collector's label]
typed: on jelly label on underside of plate: "Sold at auction in 1936 for $190.00 very rare."
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Description:
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print; floral border and central image of street scene with church (Third Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church).
Gallery Label:
Designed by John McComb, the Third Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church was built in 1812 opposite Columbia College on Murray Street. The church's popular pastor, Dr. John Mason, was a founder of the New-York Historical Society.
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.
