Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1961.213
Date:
1825-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 17.1 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on underside of plate: "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" around crown
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of "America and Independence;" rim encircled by banner with names of fifteen states; center of plate has figures of Liberty and Justice on either side of a medallion image of the White House; Justice holds medallion portrait of Washington.
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.
