Artist/Maker
Volkmar & Cory
Artist/Maker
Charles Volkmar
(1841 - 1914)
Decorator
Kate Cory
(1861 - 1958)
The Stadt Huys, New York plaque
1895
Place madeCorona, New York, United States
Earthenware
Overall: 2 × 12 in. (5.1 × 30.5 cm)
Gift of Leon Volkmar
1939.285
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 " The Stadt Huys, N.Y. 1642." below, surrounded by a stylized tulip border; two pierced holes on top of foot rim for hanging.MarkingsImpressed on back: "Volkmar & Cory"
ClassificationsCERAMICS
