Broadway and Canal Street, New York plaque

1895

Place madeCorona, New York, United States

Earthenware

Overall: 2 × 12 in. (5.1 × 30.5 cm)

Gift of Leon Volkmar

1939.280

This plaque is from a series of twelve depicting views of old New York. It was designed and executed by Charles Volkmar at his pottery in Corona, Queens. Joseph P. McHugh, an Arts and Crafts designer who ran the "Popular Shop" on 42nd Street, maintained exclusive rights to the series for a year.

DescriptionMolded earthenware plaque decorated with a central transfer-printed scene in underglaze blue of historic New York with "Broadway and Canal Street, N.Y. 1800" below, surrounded by a stylized tulip border; two pierced holes on top of foot rim for hanging.

MarkingsImpressed on back: "Volkmar & Cory"

ClassificationsCERAMICS