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On Display: House - Dresser Room
Plate
GENERAL LA FAYETTE/ WELCOME TO THE LAND OF LIBERTY...
1824-1830
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1964.1870
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1870
Object Name
Plate
Title
GENERAL LA FAYETTE/ WELCOME TO THE LAND OF LIBERTY...
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1824-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: The old HF du Pont number "4i313" is painted in red enamel (nail polish?)
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with "5-3-S/5" in pencil
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with red border, blank
Type: Inscription
Location: Well
Inscription: Above the portrait are the 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."
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Military
- Lafayette
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
0.9 (H) x 7.8 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.3 (H) x 19.7 (Diam)