Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Plate
Object Number:
1863.12
Date:
1815-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 18.4 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: in ink on front of plate: "Came over in the/Mayflower/in 1620./Some of this ware is in the/Pilgrim Hall Plymouth/Mass/Presented by John W. Quincy N.Y. Nov. 18th. 1863."
Description:
Pearlware plate with molded basketweave border and reticulated edge; bands of rust and pink enamel; green, blue, and rust enamel flowers encircle center of plate.
Gallery Label:
This plate was obviously made two centuries after the Mayflower sailed to America.
Credit Line:
Gift of John W. Quincy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
