Artist/Maker
William Adams & Sons
(1769 - 1966)
Fraunces Tavern, Old New York plate
1914-1940
Place madeEngland, Europe
Earthenware
Overall: 1 in. × 10 1/2 in. (2.5 × 26.7 cm)
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
1939.477
DescriptionCircular earthenware plate; black transfer printed flower and acanthus leaf border with overglaze enamel; central view of Fraunces Tavern.Markingsprinted: on reverse: "FRAUNCES TAVERN-1800/OLD NEW YORK/FIRST STOCK EXCHANGE 1730/UNDER THE BUTTONWOOD TREE/MADE EXCLUSIVELY/ FOR/Bloomingdale's/NEW YORK CITY/ADAMS/EST. 1657/ENGLAND"
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