Plate
- Title:
- Erie Canal
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1914.014.150
- Place of Origin:
- Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1828-1830
- Description:
- Plate. Blue transfer printed earthenware. Erie Canal. Circular plate with upward curving rim, which is shaped into eight slightly rounded sections. Underglaze, transfer-printed design in medium blue of generic type known of "Staffordshire Blue." In the center, encircled by a wreath of foliage, is an inscription honoring De Witt Clinton (1769-1828), "Late Governor" of New York, for his assistance on the Erie Canal project. Border has large scrolled medallions with canal boats and canal scenes alternating with floral motifs. Narrow decorative band at rim. Outer surface undecorated. Impressed figure "5" on bottom. Printed mark, possibly and anchor.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-1 Dia-8.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Ceramics collected by Martha E. Durgin (1833-1916) of Concord, NH. She began collecting in the late 1880s and donated the collection to the Society in 1914.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Martha E. Durgin
- Subjects:
- Erie Canal
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