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

[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 "Wilkesbarre, Vale of Wyoming" (alternate name: Narrow Lace Border Series) and pattern no. 5519. Border pattern identified as Narrow Lace Border: W. Ridgway. Maker listed as William Ridgway (& Co.), Shelton & Hanley, Staffordshire, with Bird- and Armorial-Type maker's marks.
[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Design source (print): see under pattern no. 5519, for engraving titled "Wilkesbarre (Vale of Wyoming)" by William H. Bartlett and Creswick, from "American Scenery" vol. 2, published by George Virtue, London, 1840.
[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Information on the pattern, subject and source: p. 109, no. 236.