235. Philadelphia. Race Street Bridge. Jackson. Print in black, brown, or pink, marked on back with name of view and “Jacksons Warranted.” 236. Philadelphia. Race Street Bridge. Stubbs. Eagle, rose, and scroll border like No. 225. Impressed mark, “Stubbs.” 237. Philadelphia. Waterworks. R. S. W. Low building with dome in centre of the plate, fountain at right, and trees, fence, and an old-time covered emigrant wagon in foreground. Distinct oak leaf and acorn border, like No. 180. Clear dark blue in color. Mark on back in scroll with leaves, “Philadelphia Waterworks. R. S. W.” 238. Philadelphia. Waterworks. Jackson. Same view as No. 237, but smaller, and printed in black. Mark on back, “Jacksons Warranted.” 239. Philadelphia. Bank of the United States. Stubbs. A plate in dark blue with street and buildings in the centre. Eagle, rose, and scroll border shown on page 364. This is the bank which was in 1833 forced into bankruptcy by President Andrew Jackson. 240. Pilgrims. Enoch Wood & Sons. [Illustration: Pilgrim Plate.] This Plymouth Rock decoration is found on plates and pitchers, and the pieces are perhaps more highly prized than any other historical Staffordshire wares, especially by all descendants from and lovers of the Pilgrims. The print is clear and good, though the blue color is not very dark. In the centre of the plate is a print representing a “rock-bound coast” with the Mayflower and a small boat overfilled with Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, upon which are inscribed the names Carver, Bradford, Winslow, Brewster, Standish. Two Indians are also perched on the rock. Above this print is the small-lettered inscription “The Landing of the Fathers at Plymouth, Dec. 22, 1620.” The border consists of a handsome design of eagles and scrolls, broken by four medallions or shields. The upper one contains the words “America Independent, July 4, 1776;” the lower the words, “Washington born 1732, died 1799;” on the right a little view of two full-rigged ships with names Enterprise and Boxer (?); on the left a part of the print on No. 128—a steamer, rock, and eagle. On the back is the blue stamp “Enoch Wood & Sons Burslem.” One of these plates is here shown. In spite of the presence of the steamship, the name of Washington, and the date 1799, I have been gravely informed by country owners that these plates were two hundred years old, and once even that they “came over in the Mayflower.” We have often been told that the plates were “made for the dinner at the laying of the corner-stone of Bunker Hill Monument, in 1824, when Daniel Webster spoke.” This account was obviously improbable, since nothing in the design on the plate bore reference to that occasion, and the probability seemed equally clear that the celebration was instead the bicentennial celebration of the Landing of the Pilgrims, which was held in Plymouth in 1820, and at which Webster, clad in silk gown and satin