Plate (Dinner plate)

  • Title:

    UNION LINE

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1820-1832

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded , Printed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.1338


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.1338

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

UNION LINE

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker)
1818-1846

Place of Origin

Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1820-1832

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Impressed mark of an eagle surmounted by "SEMICHINA" and encircled by "E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED."
2. Mark; Underside; Impressed "L."

Subjects

Maritime; American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded , Printed

Dimensions (inches)

1.024 (H) , 10.039 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.6 (H) , 25.5 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
See pg 31 for pattern description.
[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 "Union Line" pattern: pattern title listed as Union Line (alternate name: Shell border Series Irregular or Grotto-Shaped Center), pattern no. 2001. Border pattern identified as Shell Border, Irregular or Grotto-Shaped Center: Enoch Wood & Sons. Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1818-46, with impressed Bird-type maker's mark.