A dark blue plate with a design in the centre of the plate of a house with the sign “American Museum,” and a garden in front. The border is a pretty design of oak leaves. On the back, in a scroll, the mark “Scudder’s American Museum R. S.” This museum stood in a garden on the corner of Broadway, where now is the great _New York Herald_ building. It was a famous place of amusement in its day, and afterward passed into the possession of P. T. Barnum; there he laid the foundation of his fame and fortune. 211. New York. City Hall. Jackson. This is a black or brown print with a flower border. In the centre is the City Hall with flag flying from the staff on the roof; in the foreground a horse and wagon, men and boys. Stamped on the back “City Hall New York;” and “Jackson Warranted.” 212. New York. City Hall. J. & W. Ridgway. A plate printed in dark blue with a view of the New York City Hall. In the foreground are large trees and a wondrouslyattired man, woman, and child standing facing the building, to which the man points with his cane. The border is the ugly set medallion border of flowers shown on page 319. Mark in blue on the back, “City Hall New York. Beauties of America. J. & W. Ridgway.” The corner-stone of this building was laid in 1803, and the edifice was completed in 1812. It stood with the bridewell on the west, the almshouse behind it, and the jail on the other side. It cost half a million dollars—a most reasonable expenditure when compared with the twelve million dollars for its neighbor the Court-House—and was at that time the handsomest structure in the United States. The “three fronts,” as they were called, are of Stockbridge marble. It is still standing, a good example of pure design and style. A very simple way of dating the various City Hall prints is found in the presence in the design of the clock in the cupola; this was placed in its position in 1830. Some prints show the dial very distinctly. [Illustration: City Hall Pitcher.] 213. New York. City Hall. Stubbs. Same view of City Hall as No. 212, but the park in the foreground is intersected with paths and the trees are different. The border is of scrolls, roses, and eagles, shown on page 354. Color, dark blue. Mark on back, “City Hall New York.” This view is taken, I think, from a drawing by W. G. Wall, which was published December 20, 1826. 214. New York. City Hall. Same view of City Hall as No. 213, with no trees in the foreground. Oak leaf border with outer edge of white. Color dark blue. Probably by Stevenson. A pitcher bearing this view is here shown. 215. New York. Fort Gansevoort. Printed in dark blue on various pieces of a dinner service. A view of the fort with water and sloop in foreground. A confused leaf border. The pieces I have seen bore no maker’s mark. 216. New York. Almshouse. J. & A view printed in dark blue of the ugly Almshouse on Blackwell’s Island. One of the Beauties of America set, with same marks and border as shown on page 319.