Plate
This brown and white transfer-printed earthenware plate made by the Staffordshire firm of James & Ralph Clews features a view of West Point, New York on the banks of the Hudson River about fifty miles north of the city of New York. The United States Military Academy founded in 1802 is pictured in the middle dwarfed by the surrounding Hudson River Highlands. Its dramatic setting coupled with patriotic associations made the school an appealing subject for nineteenth-century landscape artists and enterprising potters alike.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate
- Maker: James and Ralph Clews (British, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, active ca. 1818–36)
- Date: ca. 1825–ca. 1834
- Geography: Made in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Culture: British (American market)
- Medium: Earthenware, transfer-printed
- Dimensions: Diam. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Mandeville Johnston, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. S. Johnston, 1914
- Object Number: 14.102.330
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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