Object Number 1958.1874

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

City Hotel/ 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

1831-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; "CITY HOTEL/NEW YORK" printed in underglaze blue within a banner decorated with a floral sprig.

Subjects

American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

0.874 (H) , 8.622 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.22 (H) , 21.9 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• See pg. 130 for description and image.
[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 "City Hotel" pattern: pattern title listed as City Hotel, New York (alternate name: Acorn and Oak Leaves Border Series), pattern no. 2266. Border pattern identified as Acorn and Oak Leaves Border: American. Printed Ribbon-type mark used by two firms: Ralph Stevenson (& Son) factory, 1810-35, and Ralph Stevenson & Williams factory, 1825-27, of Cobridge, Staffordshire.