Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Soup plate
Object Number:
1922.101
Date:
1815-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 10 in. ( 3.8 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
transfer-printed: on underside of soup plate in blue: [eagle holding plaque] "CHURCH & BUILDINGS ADJOINING/MURRAY ST NEW YORK/BY W. G. WALL ESQR"
impressed: on underside of soup plate: "A. STEVENSON WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
Description:
Molded pearlware soup plate with dark blue transfer print of church and buildings adjoining Murray Street, New York; border of scrollwork and foliage; central image of street scene with church and other buildings.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
