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Plate (Dinner plate)
GENERAL LAFAYETTE WELCOME TO THE LAND OF LIBERTY
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1964.1868.006
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1868.006
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
GENERAL LAFAYETTE WELCOME TO THE LAND OF LIBERTY
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Around Lafayette portrait
Inscription: Printed above, "GENERAL LA FAYETTE/ WELCOME TO THE LAND OF LIBERTY", and below, " HE WAS BORN AT AUVERGNE IN FRANCE 1757 JOINED THE AMERICAN STRUGGLE/ IN 1777 IN 1784 HE RETURNED TO FRANCE LOADED WITH THE HONOURS AND GRATITUDE OF/ THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HE RETURNED IN THE CADAMUS TO NEW YORK (script) Aug\t 13\th 1824"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Military
- Lafayette
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.06 (H) x 10.37 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.7 (H) x 26.35 (Diam)