Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1939.473
Date:
1914-1940
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "WALL STREET, 1796, OLD NEW YORK/ FIRST STOCK EXCHANGE/ UNDER THE BUTTONWOOD TREE/ MADE EXCLUSIVELY/ FOR/ Bloomingdale's/ NEW YORK CITY/ ADAMS/ EST. 1657/ ENGLAND"
Description:
Circular earthenware plate; black transfer printed flower and acanthus leaf border with overglaze enamel; central view of a street scene with horse and carriage, figures and church at the end of the street (Wall Street).
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
