Object Number 1958.1886

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

Fair Mount/ near/ Philadelphia

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Joseph Stubbs factory (Maker)
c. 1822-1835

Place of Origin

Longport, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1813-1829

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; An underglaze blue lace-like bordered reserve on the underside includes the pattern name "Fair Mount/ near/ Philadelphia."

Subjects

American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

1.102 (H) , 10.118 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.8 (H) , 25.7 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Discussion of pattern: p. 119
[Catalogue] Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Plates, "potato bowl" and platter: March 5-6, 2016 sale, lots 25-28, Joseph Stubbs, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1822-34
[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Stubbs factory "Fair Mount Near Philadelphia" pattern: pattern title listed as Fair Mount Near Philadelphia (alternate name: Spread Eagle Border Series), pattern no. 906. Border pattern identified as Spread Eagle Border: Joseph Stubbs. Joseph Stubbs factory, Longport, Staffordshire, 1822-35, with impressed and printed Bird-type maker's marks.
[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 (painting): see under pattern no. 906, for oil painting on canvas titled "Fairmount Water Works" by Thomas Birch, 1821.