Object Number 1953.0184

Object Name

Dish (Platter)

Title

Arms of North Carolina

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Thomas Mayer factory (Maker)
1836-1838

Place of Origin

Stoke, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1829-1829

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Impressed circle with an eagle, head right, and the word "WARRANTED" above the head. This is encircled with the words "T/.MAYER/.STOKE/.STAFFORDSHIRE/."
2. Mark; Underside; Transfer printed in underglaze blue is a large eagle with shield body and banner.

Subjects

American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded , Printed

Dimensions (inches)

1.575 (H) , 14.764 (L) , 11.417 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4 (H) , 37.5 (L) , 29 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• See pg 125 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
• Mayer factory "Arms of North Carolina" pattern: pattern title listed as Arms of North Carolina (alternate names: Arms of the States, North Carolina; Arms of the American States, North Carolina), pattern no. 2028. Border pattern identified as Trumpet flower and vine: Mayer. Thomas Mayer factory, Stoke-on-Trent & Longport, Staffordshire, 1826-38, with printed Bird-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. 2028, for engraving titled "Arms of the States: North Carolina," detail from "Arms of the States" by George Murray, a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence published by John Binns, 1819.