Collection Highlights
Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
1798
1976.56
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Yale College New Haven
Title
Yale College New Haven
Object name
Plate
Date
1840-1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 23.5 cm )
Description
Circular earthenware plate with faceted border and ribbed rim; light blue transfer printed flower sprig and moss border with central scene of green, neo-classical building and church (Yale College).
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.136
Marks
printed: on obverse rim : "AMERICAN CITIES/AND/SCENERY/YALE COLLEGE NEW HAVEN/CM"
stamped: on obverse at center: "Improved/ Stone China" [in rectangular border]
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
