Plate

Samuel Troxel American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 704

The eagle under a political banner was a common motif for Troxel, who designed a number of plates commemorating electoral victories, including this one for James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States (1845–49).

Plate, Samuel Troxel (1803–1870), Earthenware; Redware with sgrafitto decoration, American

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Plate, Samuel Troxel (1803–1870), Earthenware; Redware with sgrafitto decoration, American
Plate, Samuel Troxel (1803–1870), Earthenware; Redware with sgrafitto decoration, American
Plate, Samuel Troxel (1803–1870), Earthenware; Redware with sgrafitto decoration, American

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