Plate (Cup plate)

  • Title:

    American Scenery

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Jackson, Job & John (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1831-1843

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (white); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Printed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1966.0891


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1966.0891

Object Name

Plate (Cup plate)

Title

American Scenery

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jackson, Job & John (Maker)
1831-1835

Place of Origin

Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1831-1843

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Printed in purple: "American/ Scenery" in script above "JACKSONS WARRANTED"
2. Mark; Underside; Impressed quatrefoil

Materials

Earthenware (white); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

0.6 (H) , 4.1 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.4 (H) , 10.4 (Diam)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
Published: Included under pattern name "Conway, New Hampshire" (alternate name: American Scenery Series) and pattern no. 5832. Border pattern identified as Jackson's Warranted. Maker listed as Job & John Jackson, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1831-35.
[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. 5832, for engraving titled "A View Near Conway, N. Hampshire" by Thomas Cole and published in London by Fenner, Sears & Co., 1831.
[Article] Hunter, Robert & Miller, George L. 2001 "All in the Family: A Staffordshire Soup Plate and the American Market". Ceramics in America. 222-225.
Makers link to America: article, Florentine Villas printed plate has printed back "Presented to/J. Greenfield Esqr. [NY importer]/as a small/TESTIMONY OF ESTEEM/from his friends/JOB & JOHN JACKSON". Discussion of Jacksons business practices re American market.