Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1961.77
Date:
1810-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 14 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "ST PAULS CHURCH/NEW YORK" in ribbon
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with blue transfer-printed image of St. Paul's Church, New York, and surrounded by an acorn border.
Gallery Label:
The house pictured at the right was the residence of Major Rutherford and was later bought by J. J. Astor and torn down to build the Astor Hotel in 1836.
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.
