Major Genl. BROWN Niagara
Ceramics
John Meir & Son factory (Maker)
Tunstall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1815-1830
Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze
Molded, Printed, Painted
1964.1874
Object Number1964.1874 |
Plate or bowl (Soup plate or bowl)
Major Genl. BROWN Niagara
Ceramics
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
John Meir & Son factory (Maker)
1837-1897
Tunstall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1815-1830
1. Mark; Underside; Impressed "MEIR"
2. Inscription; Well; "Major Genl. BROWN Niagara."
Military; Niagara Falls
Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze
Molded, Printed, Painted
0.9 (H) , 8.3 (Diam)
2.4 (H) , 21.2 (Diam)
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[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 "Maj. Gen'l Brown, Niagara" and pattern no. 14938. Maker listed as John Meir, Tunstall, Staffordshire, 1812-36, with impressed maker's mark.
[Book] Drakard, David. 1992 Printed English Pottery. History and Humour in the reign of George III 1760-1820.
• Jug with same print: fig. 707. See p. 245 for information on the print source and Brown.