Enoch Wood & Sons
Plate

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Plate
  • the "Utica Tribute" pattern
Datec. 1824–1835
Place depictedUtica, New York, United States
Made inEngland
MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print
Dimensions7/8 × 7 7/8 in. diameter (2.2 × 20 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Jas A. Gundry
Object numberB.2013.15
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis a commemorative plate for the opening of the Erie Canal in New York. When completed in 1825, it was the second longest canal in the world (after the Grand Canal in China) and greatly enhanced the development and economy of the state. The plate’s border shows views of the canal’s locks and barges.
ProvenanceJas A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on front: UTICA / A VILLAGE IN THE STATE OF / NEW YORK THIRTY YEARS SINCE / A WILDERNESS NOW (1824) INFERIOR TO / NONE IN THE WESTERN SECTION OF THE / STATE. / IN POPULATION WEALTH COMMERCIAL / ENTERPRISE ACTIVE INDUSTRY / & CIVIL IMPROVEMENT
Marked on bottom: 13 [or] 18

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