PIKE
Ceramics
Davenport Factory (W. Davenport & Co.) (Maker)
Longport, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1815-1830
Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze
Molded, Printed, Painted
1964.1876
Object Number1964.1876 |
Plate or bowl (Soup plate or bowl)
PIKE
Ceramics
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Davenport Factory (W. Davenport & Co.) (Maker)
1793-1887
Founded by John Davenport in Longport, Staffordshire, England.
Longport, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1815-1830
1. Mark; Underside; Impressed "Davenport."
2. Inscription; Well; Printed "PIKE"
3. Label; Underside; Label with "5-4-S/12" in pencil
Military; War of 1812; American market (English manufacture); Pike, Z.M.; Pike's Peak
Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze
Molded, Printed, Painted
1.3 (H) , 9.6 (Diam)
3.4 (H) , 24.4 (Diam)
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[Book] Lockett, Terence A. & Godden, Geoffrey A. 1989 Davenport China, Earthenware, Glass.
• Same portrait on Davenport shell-edge plate, portraying Zebulon Montgomery Pike: p. 162, no. 134, noting Pike was general and explorer, Pike's Peak. Design source and related plates discussed.
[Book] Drakard, David. 1992 Printed English Pottery. History and Humour in the reign of George III 1760-1820.
• The print source is referenced on p. 244. See fig. 704.
[Book] McCauley, Robert Henry. 1942 Liverpool transfer designs on Anglo-American pottery.
• A jug with the same print is illustrated in Fig. 44A.
[Book] Beddoe, Stella. 2015 A Potted History: Henry Willett's Ceramic Chronicle of Britain.
• Several printed English earthenwares portrying War of 1812 motifs: p. 104.
[Book] Lockett, Terence A. & Godden, Geoffrey A. 1989 Davenport China, Earthenware, Glass.
• Mark listed as rare, c. 1800-1820: pp. 73, no. E4, "has only been noted on printed wares."