Object Number 1958.1823

Object Name

Flower container (Vase)

Title

Almshouse, Boston

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John & William Ridgway (Maker)
1813-1830

Place of Origin

Hanley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1822-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Transfer printed in underglaze blue is a shaped rectangle with "ALMSHOUSE/ BOSTON" inside. Above the rectangle, printed in underglaze blue is "BEAUTIES of AMERICA" and below is "J & W RIDGWAY."

Subjects

American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

7.323 (H) , 7.126 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.6 (H) , 18.1 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Ewins, Neil. 1997 "Supplying the Present Wants of Our Yankee Cousins ...": Staffordshire Ceramics and the American Market 1775-1880. Journal of Ceramic History. 15: All.
• Published: p. 84, pl. 14, by J. & W. Ridgway, Hanley, Staffordshire, c. 1822-30.
[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Ridgway "Alms House Boston" pattern: pattern title listed as Alms House Boston (alternate name: Beauties of America Series), pattern no. 887. Border pattern identified as Beauties of America Series. John & William Ridgway factory, Shelton & Hanley, Staffordshire, 1813-30, with printed Cartouche-type mark.
[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. 887 for engraving titled "Alms-House, Leveret Street" by Abel Bowen from "A History of Boston" by Caleb Snow, 1825.