Plate (Dinner plate)

  • Title:

    Andalusia

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    William Adams and Sons factory (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Tunstall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1830-1840

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (white); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Printed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1964.1837.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1964.1837.001

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

Andalusia

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Adams and Sons factory (Maker)
1829-1861

Place of Origin

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1830-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Impressed "ADAMS"
2. Mark; Underside; Printed in underglaze black "Andalusia" in script above an assortment of guitar, banner, and flowers and enclosed in a foliate scroll
3. Label; Underside; Red "9"
4. Label; Underside; Label with red border "3-2-S/2" in pencil

Materials

Earthenware (white); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

1 (H) , 9.1 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.5 (H) , 23.2 (Diam)

Object Description

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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 "Andalusia #03" and pattern no. 5429. Maker listed as William Adams IV & Sons, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 1829-61, with impressed maker's mark.
[Book] Williams, Petra. 1978 Staffordshire Romantic Transfer Patterns. 1.
Description and illustrations of pattern: p. 185.
[Book] Laidacker, Sam. 1951 Anglo-American China. 2.
Discussion of print and value: pp. 10-11.