Circular plate with wide rim and inverted dished edge (turning under). Deep circular well. Underglaze blue transfer printed decoration with scalloped border design; well with view of New York + Brooklyn Bridge/Souvenir of Brooklyn, NY. Rim with ovoid reserves with scenes of Brooklyn landmarks: 1) The City Hall, 2) Fort Greene Park, 3) Soldiers and sailors Memorial Arch, 4) Prospect Park, 5) Institute of Arts and Sciences, 6) Battleship Maine in Navy Yard.
plates (dishes)
commemoratives
earthenware
transfer printing
arches
bridges (built works)
ships
Commemorative
Plate, Commemorative
Earthenware
Transfer Printed
Bridge
Arch
Ship
Plate, Commemorative
Subject Prospect Park,
Unknown
Gift of Margaret Carson Holt
1970.730
New York state (United States)
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