Object Number 1964.1884

Object Name

Plate (Cup plate)

Title

LAFAYETTE AND WASHINGTON

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Peter Morton (Importer)
1800-1846

Peter Morton (Commissioning merchant)
1800-1846

Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Possible maker)
1818-1846

Place of Origin

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Possibly by Enoch Wood & Sons for Peter Morton (American importer and Merchant, Hartford CT).

Secondary Place of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Location of commissioning importer, Peter Morton.

Date

1823-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Impressed "PETER MORTON / HARTFORD"
2. Inscription; Well; Printed "LAFAYETTE" and "WASHINGTON"

Subjects

Lafayette; George Washington; American eagle; American themed ceramics; Merchant; Importer; Advertisement

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

0.6 (H) , 4.7 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.5 (H) , 11.9 (Diam)

Object Description

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