Object Number 1965.2915.002

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

VIEW FROM RUGGLES HOUSE, NEWBURGH, HUDSON RIVER

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; Impressed on a shield flanked by lions: "OPAQUE/GRANITE/CHINA/W.R. & Co."
2. Mark; Underside; Printed in blue in a rectangular plaque surmounted by an eagle: "VIEW from RUGGLES/HOUSE. NEWBURGH/HUDSON RIVER." An oval medallion below with " "W.R.".
3. Mark; Underside; A small sun printed in blue

Subjects

Maritime; Eagle

Materials

Earthenware (white); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

1.3 (H) , 10 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.3 (H) , 26 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Information on pattern and source: p. 100, no. 203.