William Ridgway & Co.
Platter

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Platter
  • View of the Capitol at Washington
Datec. 1840–1854
Place depictedWashington, District of Columbia, United States
Made inEngland
MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print
Dimensions1 5/8 × 14 1/4 × 19 1/4 in. (4.1 × 36.2 × 48.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Jas A. Gundry
Object numberB.2012.41
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThe view is of the U. S. Capitol Building at Washington, D.C. The source of the view is a print by William Henry Bartlett. The building represents the Old Capitol as completed by architect Charles Bulfinch in 1836–37, with Pennsylvania Avenue below it. People in various types of dress walk along the road.
ProvenanceJas A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
underside transfer-printed in blue "VIEW of the CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON" surmounted by a rendition of the Great Seal of the United States of American, with the initials "W.R." (William Ridgway)
impressed on back "OPAQUE/GRANITE/CHINA/W.R. & Co" in a shield flanked between a lion and a unicorn

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