Collection Highlights
Twenty-third Street west of Sixth Avenue
Date:
1900
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Doctor Syntax turned nurse
Object Number:
1961.383
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. ( 2.2 x 20 cm )
Marks:
impressed: in back: medallion with crown at center inscribed with "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE"
printed: in blue on back: embellished rectangle with "Doctor Syntax/ turned Nurse"
Description:
Blue transfer printed pearlware plate with central image depicting Dr. Syntax seated in a kitchen holding two infants while another sits at his feet and a fourth sits up in a cradle; a woman stands on the right; the border pattern is composed of flowers and scrolls.
Gallery Label:
Doctor Syntax was a popular cartoon character who first appeared in English magazines in 1809; this plate is part of the Doctor Syntax 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.
