Object Number 1958.1352

Object Name

Saucer

Title

Lafayette at Franklin's Tomb

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker)
1818-1846

Place of Origin

Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1818-1846

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; "SEMI CHINA" within a circle over an eagle in center, encircled by "E WOOD & SONS BURLSEM WARRENTED."
2. Mark; Underside; An impressed "K."

Subjects

Benjamin Franklin; Lafayette; Political figure; Maritime; American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

1.22 (H) , 5.827 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.1 (H) , 14.8 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Discussion of pattern: p. 46.
[Electronic] Walthall, John A. 2013 Queensware Direct from the Potteries: U. S. Importers of Staffordshire Ceramics In Antebellum America: 1820 - 1860. Illinois State Archaeological Society 08/05/2014
• Same printed pattern found with Chauncey & Harris, NYC, merchant marks: pp. 55-57, dish and Nauvoo, Illinois, excavated fragment.
[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 "La Fayette at Franklin's Tomb" pattern: pattern title listed as La Fayette at Franklin's Tomb (alternate name: La Fayette at the Tomb of Franklin), pattern no. 2364. Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1818-46, with impressed maker's mark.