Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1961.83
Date:
1827-1831
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. ( 2.2 x 26 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back of plate: medallion reading "ADAMS WARRANTED [SATFFORDSHIRE]
printed: in blue on back: laurel and swags of "MITCHELL & FREEMAN/ [CHATHAM ST. BOSTON] 1828-1852
Description:
Dark blue transfer printed pearlware with Mitchell & Freeman's China and glass warehouse and street scene as central image; the border pattern is madee up of heavy foliage.
Gallery Label:
A paper collector's label affixed to the back reads "Mitchell and Freeman's China and Glass Warehouse, Chatham Street, Boston 1828-1852."
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.
