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Plate Plate, ca. 1843

This is a plate. It was manufactured by William Ridgway (& Co.). It is dated ca. 1843 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is porcelain or earthenware, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (plate -d): 3 × 26.2 cm (1 3/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of plate d: [1] "VIEW from RUGGLES . / . HOUSE . NEWBURCH . / HUDSON RIVER ." within rectangle with flower garlands, eagle and shield above, initials "W.R." beneath, transfer-printed in black [2] shield with "OPAQUE / GRANITE / CHINA / W.R. & Co" flanked by lion and unicorn, impressed underglaze

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Plate Plate, ca. 1843; Manufactured by William Ridgway (& Co.) (United Kingdom); porcelain or earthenware, vitreous enamel; H x diam. (plate -d): 3 × 26.2 cm (1 3/16 × 10 5/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-711-a/e

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