Thomas Dimmock & Co.
Plate

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MakerPossibly Thomas Dimmock & Co.English, active 1828–1859

CultureEnglish

Titles

Plate

Datec. 1836–1859

Possible placeEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print

Dimensions11/16 × 7 7/8 in. diameter (1.8 × 20.1 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Bernard & S. Dean Levy, Inc. in honor of Michael K. Brown

Object numberB.96.23

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Metals Study Room

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThis plate commemorates the Great Fire that struck New York City on the evening of December 16, 1835. As high winds fanned the flames, very low temperature and frozen water sources severely hindered efforts to fight the blaze. The fire destroyed some seventeen city blocks and nearly seven hundred buildings.
Provenance[Bernard & S. Dean Levy, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed in black on the face: THE GREAT FIRE OF / THE CITY OF NEW YORK [repeated around rim in several scrolls]

Printed in black on the back: D [above phoenix]; Stone / Ware [on either side of phoenix]; VIEW / FROM / COENTIES-SLIP [all in rectangle surmounted by a phoenix]; DECR. 10 / 1835 [repeated around rim in several reserves]

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