Artist/Maker
Wedgwood
(est. 1759)
South Street Waterfront
ca. 1930–1939
Place madeEngland, Europe
Earthenware
Overall: 10 1/2 in. × 1 in. (26.7 × 2.5 cm)
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
1939.186
The Wedgwood factory in Etruria, England produced a series of commemorative souvenir plates called "Old New York" for the 1939 New York World's Fair. These plates commemorated the inauguration of George Washington at Federal Hall New York, April 30, 1789 and the New York World's Fair 1939, 150 years later. Each plate features an elaborate floral border surrounding an image from Old New York.
DescriptionCircular earthenware plate; blue transfer printed flower and leaf border at center scene of pre-20th century New York (South Street Waterfront in 1835).Markingsprinted: on reverse: "SOUTH STREET WATERFRONT 1835/OLD NEW YORK/Commemorating the/inauguration of/George Washington at/ Federal Hall New York/April 30, 1789 and the New/York World's Fair 1939/WEDGWOOD/ETRURIA/ENGLAND"
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