Object Number 1962.0529

Object Name

Plate

Title

General Lafayette/ WELCOME TO THE LAND OF LIBERTY...

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1824-1826

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Well; Above the portrait are the printed words: "General La Fayette/ WELCOME TO THE LAND OF LIBERTY". Below the portrait are the words: "He was born at Auvergne in France 1757 joined the/ American struggle in 1777 and in 1824 returned to/ repose in the bosom of the land whose liberty he/ in part gave birth to."

Subjects

Military; Lafayette; American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

0.8 (H) , 7.4 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2 (H) , 18.8 (Diam)

Object Description

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