Tureen (Sauce tureen)

Museum Object Number 1965.2915.019 A, B

Object Name

Tureen (Sauce tureen)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Ridgway & Company factory (Maker)

William Henry Bartlett (Painter)

Date of Birth

18301809

Date of Death

18541854

Place of Origin

Hanley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1840-1854

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside of bowl; Impressed shield bearing: "OPAQUE/ GRANITE/ CHINA/ W. R. & Co." flanked by a lion and a unicorn

Subjects

American market (English manufacture); American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (white); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

5.4 (H) , 8 (L) , 4.6 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.6 (H) , 20.2 (L) , 11.7 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Published: Included under pattern name "Crow-Nest from Bull Hill, Hudson River" (alternate name: Narrow Lace Border Series) and pattern no. 2997. Border pattern identified as Narrow Lace Border: W. Ridgway. Maker listed as William Ridgway (& Co.), Shelton & Hanley, Staffordshire, 1830-54, with Shield-type maker's mark.
[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Design source (print): see under pattern no. 2997, for engraving titled "Crow-Nest from Bull Hill (Hudson River)" by William H. Bartlett, Plate 12 in "American Scenery" vol. 1, published by George Virtue, London, 1840.
[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Information on the patterns, subjects and sources: pp. 98, 99-100, nos. 196, 202.