Object Number 1978.0173.042

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

Texian Campaigne

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Cullen Heldenfels

Creator (Role)

Lion Works (James Beech) factory (Maker)
1835-1844

Place of Origin

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

or possibly Burslem

Date

1834-1865

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Transfer-printed in brown under the glaze, "TEXIAN/ CAMPAIGNE" within a scrolled cartouche with flowers at the bottom.
2. Mark; Underside; Transfer-printed in brown under the cartouche, "J. B." (for the James Beech factory, the possible maker or designer)

Subjects

Mexican War

Materials

Earthenware (white); Lead glaze

Techniques

Printed, Molded

Dimensions (inches)

1.12 (H) , 10.5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.845 (H) , 26.67 (Diam)

Object Description

Web - 04/25/2013

Traditionally, collectors have associated the "Texian Campaigne" series with the Mexican-American War (1846-48). Recent research suggests, however, that the scene refers to the Texas Revolution, or first Texian Campaigne (1835-36), during which Texas achieved its independence. This earlier dating is based, in part, by the association of the "J B" initialed marks with James Beech of the Lion Works at Tunstall in Staffordshire, England. Beech was sole proprietor there between 1834 and 1844 and is credited with originating the design. Although the majority of Winterthur’s examples bear Beech’s mark, other Texian Campaign wares were produced by other English manufactories. (See The Transferware Collectors Club [TCC] Bulletin, Summer 2008.)

(Winterthur is grateful to The Transferware Collectors Club for research support provided by the Paul and Gladys Richards Research Grant Program for Studies in British Transferware.)

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Williams, Petra. 1978 Staffordshire Romantic Transfer Patterns. 1.
• Pattern and other forms bearing it: p. 528.
[Book] Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1974 Historical Staffordshire: An Illustrated Checklist.
• Plate linked to "Battle of Palo Alto": pp. 204-207, no. 568.
[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Print source: pp. 190-193, no. 485.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. & Halfpenny, Patricia A. 2000 The Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens at Winterthur.
• Factory mark and general discussion of the subject: p. 209.
[Catalogue] Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• 15 lots of Texian Campaign tableware and a lot of related lithographs: October 25, 2009, lots 180-94
[Article] Palmer, Wes, et al. 06//2008 Texian Campaigne. Transferware Collectors Club (TCC) Bulletin. IX (No. 3): 8-12.
• Recent discoveries regarding design and marks.
[Article] Palmer, Wes, et al. 06//2008 Texian Campaigne. Transferware Collectors Club (TCC) Bulletin. IX (No. 3): 8-12.
• Recent discoveries re design and marks: p. 8, "JB" (James Beech) mark is 1834-44; p. 9, no 6, purple version of printed mark.
[Article] Palmer, Wes, et al. 06//2008 Texian Campaigne. Transferware Collectors Club (TCC) Bulletin. IX (No. 3): 8-12.
• Subject history reassessed: p. 9, Beech’s activity (1834-44) predates the Mexican-American War (1845+). “Texian Campaigne” series may mark the Texas Revolution (1835-36) or first Texian Campaigne, leading to Texas’s independence.
[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• "Texian Campaigne" transferprint series: The database includes 13 variations on "Texian Campaigne" patterns, variously associated, based in part on mark, with Staffordshire potters James Beech, Anthony Shaw, or Thomas Walker.
[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Maker’s mark: Several marks with slightly differing details to this example and JB initials appear for Texian Campaigne printed wares. The mark type is “Cartouche, floral,” with the “JB” associated with James Beech (1835-44), Sandyford, Tunstall, Staffordshire.