Museum Object Number1958.1338 |
Plate (Dinner plate)
UNION LINE
Ceramics
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker)
1818
1846
Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1820-1832
1. Mark; Underside; Impressed mark of an eagle surmounted by "SEMICHINA" and encircled by "E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED."
2. Mark; Underside; Impressed "L."
Maritime; American themed ceramics
Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze
Molded , Printed
1.024 (H) , 10.039 (Diam)
2.6 (H) , 25.5 (Diam)
Text available soon.
[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• See pg 31 for pattern description.
[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Wood factory "Union Line" pattern: pattern title listed as Union Line (alternate name: Shell border Series Irregular or Grotto-Shaped Center), pattern no. 2001. Border pattern identified as Shell Border, Irregular or Grotto-Shaped Center: Enoch Wood & Sons. Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1818-46, with impressed Bird-type maker's mark.