Object Number 1958.1841

Object Name

Coffee cup

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Ralph and James Clews factory (Maker)
1814-1834

Place of Origin

Cobridge, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1819-1836

Subjects

American themed ceramics; Archaeological evidence for similar (America)

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

2.992 (H) , 4.488 (L) , 3.465 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.6 (H) , 11.4 (L) , 8.8 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Magid, Barbara H. 2006 "Commemorative Wares in George Washington's Hometown". Ceramics in America. 2-39.
• Same border pattern, with a central waterscape, on oblong dish excavated at Gadsby's Tavern site, Alexandria, VA: p. 20, fig 28, attributed to James and Ralph Clews, Staffordshire, 1818-34
[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Clews factory "States Series" pattern: pattern title listed as States Series #15 (alternate names: America and Independence Series; Mansion, Winding Drive; Large Mansion, Circular Drive; States Border Series; Belton House, Lincolnshire), pattern no. 3457. Border pattern identified as Interlacing scrolls: Clews. Ralph & James Clews factory, Cobridge, Staffordshire, 1814-34, with impressed Crown-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. 3457, for engraving titled "Belton House, Lincolnshire," from "Select Views in Great Britain" by William Marshall, 4 vols., 1825-28.