Object Number 1964.1874

Object Name

Plate or bowl (Soup plate or bowl)

Title

Major Genl. BROWN Niagara

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Meir & Son factory (Maker)
1837-1897

Place of Origin

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1815-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Impressed "MEIR"
2. Inscription; Well; "Major Genl. BROWN Niagara."

Subjects

Military; Niagara Falls

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

0.9 (H) , 8.3 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.4 (H) , 21.2 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

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 "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.