Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: The Meeting of Sancho and Dapple
Object Number:
1961.395
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 9 in. ( 2.5 x 22.9 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue on back: between two scrolls "THE MEETING/ OF SANCHO/ AND DAPPLE"
typed: affixed to back: "THE MEETING OF SANCHO AND DAPPLE/Sancho ran to his Dapple, and embracing him said 'How hast thou done, my dearest Dapple, delight of my eyes, my s
Description:
Dark blue transfer printed pearlware plate with central image depicting seated Sancho Panza embracing his mule and Don Quixote on his horse behind; the border pattern is composed of doves and flowers.
Gallery Label:
This plate is part of the Don Quixote 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.