Object Number 1956.0046.041

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

Nahant Hotel Near Boston

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Creator (Role)

Ralph Stevenson and Williams (Maker)

Place of Origin

Cobridge, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1825-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Printed in underglaze blue on bottom of rim is a floral spray with a banner bearing the words "NAHANT HOTEL/ NR BOSTON" and the initials "R.S.W."

Subjects

American themed ceramics; American market (English manufacture)

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

0.984 (H) , 8.425 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.5 (H) , 21.4 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• See pg. 128 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
• Stevenson factory "Nahant Hotel" pattern: pattern title listed as Nahant Hotel Nr Boston (alternate name: Acorn and Oak Leaves Border Series), pattern no. 8419. Border pattern identified as Acorn and Oak Leaves Border: American. Ralph Stevenson (& Son) factory, Cobridge, Staffordshire, 1810-35, with printed Ribbon-type maker's 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. 8419, for engraving titled "Nahant Hotel" by J.R. Penniman and Annin & Smith, 1825.