Plate

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, flat plate with a decorative edge. The edge has a floral design with leaves and flowers. Inside the edge are depictions of tools, including a shovel, pickaxe, and axe. In the center of the plate is text in multiple lines, reading: "The Grand Erie Canal A Splendid Monument of the Enterprise & Resources Of the State of New York Instituted for its early Commencement & Rapid Completion To the Active Energies, Prime Talent & Enlightened Policy Of De Witt Clinton Late Governor of The State". The text is surrounded by decorative elements. The plate is shown on a plain background. Artist: Unspecified. Title: Plate.