Object Number 1964.1845

Object Name

Plate

Title

CALEDONIA

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Adams and Sons factory (Possible maker)
1829-1861

Place of Origin

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

Date

1800-1864

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Underglaze black print: "CALEDONIA" is a border underneath a Stag's head
2. Mark; Underside; "11" impressed
3. Label; Underside; Red bordered oval label with "5843" in pencil

Materials

Earthenware (white); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

0.8 (H) , 7.3 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.1 (H) , 18.6 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Līne, Ina & Bruģis, Dainis. 2023 The Charm of the Blue and White World. British transfer-printed ware in Latvian museums and collections. 18th - 21st century.
• Published: p. 51. Accession number misidentified as 1965.0073B.
[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 "Caledonia #03" and pattern no. 5422. Border pattern identified as Caledonia: Adams. Maker listed as William Adams IV & Sons, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 1829-61.
[Book] Williams, Petra. 1978 Staffordshire Romantic Transfer Patterns. 1.
• Discussion and illustration of Caledonia pattern: pp. 210-211.
[Book] Laidacker, Sam. 1951 Anglo-American China. 2.
• Information on pattern: pp.11-12.