Object Number 1964.1841

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

CALEDONIA

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Adams and Sons factory (Maker)
1829-1861

Place of Origin

Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1830-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Printed in purple under the glaze, "CALEDONIA" within a quatrefoil reserve border topped with a stag's head and rifle.
2. Mark; Underside; Impressed, "ADAMS"
3. Mark; Underside; "3" is printed in purple
4. Label; Underside; Half of a red bordered adhesive label, handwritten in pencil, "3-1-S/8"

Materials

Earthenware (white); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

1.2 (H) , 10.6 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3 (H) , 26.8 (Diam)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Laidacker, Sam. 1951 Anglo-American China. 2.
• For a discussion of the type and pattern as well as dating: pp.11-12.
[Book] Williams, Petra. 1978 Staffordshire Romantic Transfer Patterns. 1.
• For a description of the pattern: pp. 210-211.