Object Number 1958.1340

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

"CITY OF ALBANY/ STATE OF NEW YORK"

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

1819-1846

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Impressed mark on bottom: an eagle with shield body, head left, the words "SEMI CHINA" above, all surrounded by a double circle forming a border bearing the words "E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM/ WARRANTED".
2. Mark; Underside; Transfer printed underglaze blue mark of an eagle holding a shield and banner with the words "E PLURIBUS UNUM" above a rectangular box with the words "CITY OF ALBANY/ STATE OF NEW YORK."

Subjects

Maritime; American themed ceramics; American market (English manufacture)

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 pgs. 33-34 for a description of pattern.
[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 "City of Albany" pattern: pattern title listed as City of Albany, State of New York (alternate name: Shell Border Series circular center), pattern no. 1992. Border pattern identified as Shell Border Series, Circular Center: Enoch Wood & Sons. Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1818-46, with impressed and printed Bird-type maker's mark.