Collection Highlights
A journall, with observations on my travail from Boston in N.E. to N.Y., New Jersies, & Philadelphia...
Date:
1697
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Benjamin.Bullivant
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Brooklyn Ferry
Object Number:
1961.351
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 21.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: on back in blue: image of lion and unicorn on either side of shield with crown on top. On the shield is written "AMERICAN VIEWS", and on banners below "OPAQUE CHINA/T. GODWIN, WHARF"
printed: beneath previous image: "Brooklyn Ferry"
Description:
Mauve transfer printed pearlware plate with central image depicting the Brooklyn Ferry; the border pattern is composed of flowers and Chinese fretwork.
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.
