Object Number 1956.0046.047 A

Object Name

Teabowl (Teacup)

Title

Washington Standing at Tomb, Scroll in Hand

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Creator (Role)

Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker)
1818-1846

Place of Origin

Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1819-1846

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; An undecipherable underglaze blue decorator's mark is visible on the underside within the footrim.

Subjects

Lafayette; George Washington; Political figure; Military; American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

2.441 (H) , 3.661 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.2 (H) , 9.3 (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 "Washington Standing at His Tomb" pattern: pattern title listed as Washington Standing at His Tomb, Scroll in Hand, pattern no. 2336. Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1818-46, with impressed maker's mark.