Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1961.178
Date:
1818-1834
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. ( 1.3 x 12.4 cm )
Marks:
impressed: (incomplete) on back in circle around image of crown: "CLEWS________ST___FORDSHIRE"
Description:
Lobed edge glazed pearlware cup plate with blue transfer print decoration (blurred) of image of church and buildings in landscape in center, and border of flowers and two medallions reduced version of view.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this plate is referred to as the "Winter View of Pittsfield, MA."
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.
