Plate (Dinner plate)

Museum Object Number 1952.0204.003

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

Boston State House

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Rogers & Son factory (Maker)

Place of Origin

Longport, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1815-1842

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Impressed maker's mark "ROGERS"
2. Mark; Underside; Impressed "S"
3. Mark; Underside; Impressed "1"
4. Mark; Underside; Underglaze blue mark not distinguishable

Subjects

Boston State House; American themed ceramics; American market (English manufacture); Government

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

0.984 (H) , 9.843 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.5 (H) , 25 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Coysh, A. W. 1970 Blue and White Transfer Ware 1780-1840.
• Description of the "Boston State House" pattern: pp.68, 71
[Book] Coysh, A. W. & Henrywood, R. K. 1982 The Dictionary of Blue and White Printed Pottery 1780-1880. 1.
• Description of the "Boston State House" pattern: p. 48
[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Rogers factory "Boston State House" pattern: pattern title listed as Boston State House #01, pattern no. 5382. John Rogers & Son factory, Longport, Staffordshire, 1815-42, with impressed 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. 5382, for sketch titled "Boston State House" by Dobbins, 1804, reproduced in "Early Days on Boston Common" by Mary Farwell Ayer, 1910.