Plate Featuring the Cattskill Mountain House
| Description: |
Part of the American Views series, this plate depicts the famous Catskill Mountain House. Built in 1823, near Palenville, New York, on a plateau with stunning views of the Hudson Valley on one side and two lakes on the other, this hotel was patronized by the elite in society, including three U.S. presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Chester A. Arthur, and Theodore Roosevelt. The hotel enjoyed a long run of popularity, but eventually closed in 1941. Cattskill Mountain House U.S. printed in red with in an oval floral frame topped with an eagle is on the bottom of the plate along with the number 1. Cattskill Mountain House |
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| Created By: |
Ralph & James Clews |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/CPTransware/id/35 |
| Collection: |
Conner Prairie Transferware |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright – United States |
| Subjects: |
Transfer-printing Pottery, English Ceramics Plates (Tableware) Tableware |
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