Object Number 1958.1873

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

PARK THEATRE/ NEW YORK

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Ralph Stevenson and Williams (Maker)

Place of Origin

Cobridge, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1821-1834

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Underside; Underglaze blue transfer printed scroll with floral sprig and the words "PARK THEATER/ NEW YORK."

Subjects

American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

1.063 (H) , 10.157 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.7 (H) , 25.8 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Pg 130: 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 "Park Theatre" pattern: pattern title listed as Park Theatre, New York (alternate name: Acorn and Oak Leaves Border Series), pattern no. 2280. 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.