Object Number 1965.2915.016

Object Name

Dish

Title

WILKES BARRE. VALE OF WYOMING.

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Ridgway & Company factory (Maker)
1830-1854

William Henry Bartlett (Draftsman)
1809-1854

Place of Origin

Hanley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1843-1854

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Printed in blue on a rectangular plaque surmounted by an eagle: "WILKESBARRE./ VALE of WYOMING." the initials "W.R." are below
2. Mark; Underside; Impressed "OPAQUE/ GRANITE/ CHINA/ W.R. & Co" on a shield flanked by a lion and a unicorn.

Subjects

Eagle

Materials

Earthenware (white); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

2 (H) , 11.1 (L) , 8.1 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5 (H) , 28.1 (L) , 20.5 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Information on the pattern, subject and source: p. 109, no. 236.