Plate

Museum Object Number 1964.1830.001

Object Name

Plate

Title

Girards Bank, Philadelphia

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jackson, Job & John (Maker)

C. W. Burton (Draftsman)

Fenner, Sears & Co. (Engraver and printer)

J. T. Hinoton & Simpkin & Marshall (Publisher)

Date of Birth

18311830

Date of Death

1835c. 1836

Place of Origin

Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1831-1843

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Printed in purple in script: "Girards Bank/ Philadelphia" above a banner bearing "JACKSONS WARRANTED"

Materials

Earthenware (white); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

1 (H) , 6.3 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2 (H) , 15.9 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Information on pattern including source: p.163, no. 391.
[Article] Hunter, Robert & Miller, George L. 2001 "All in the Family: A Staffordshire Soup Plate and the American Market". Ceramics in America. 222-225.
• Makers link to America: article, Florentine Villas printed plate has printed back "Presented to/J. Greenfield Esqr. [NY importer]/as a small/TESTIMONY OF ESTEEM/from his friends/JOB & JOHN JACKSON".