Collection Highlights
Map of the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York, showing relation between the distribution of foreign stock and negro population with the dissemination of communist and socialist propaganda during the summer of 1932
Date:
1932
Object Number:
LIB.NS11.M14.1.20
Medium:
black and color ink on paper, backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter: Niagara Falls
Object Number:
1961.271
Date:
ca. 1830-1864
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 20 x 16 3/8 in. ( 4.8 x 50.8 x 41.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "THE FALLS/OF NIAGARA/U.S."
stamped: on reverse: "ADAMS"
Description:
Oval pearlware platter with molded and beaded rim; red transfer printed basket of flowers, scroll and shell border and central view of Niagara Falls. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 331)
Gallery Label:
Adams' view is based on Thomas Cole's famous painting of Niagara Falls, now held by the Art Institute of Chicago. In the spring of 1829, Cole journeyed along the Erie Canal to reach Niagara Falls. He made 23 sketches of the spectacular site and completed his painting of the Falls in London later that year. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy to rave reviews.
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.
