Object Number 1958.1336

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Title

COMMODORE MACDONNOUGH'S/ VICTORY

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker)
1818-1846

Benjamin Tanner (Design inspiration)
03/27/1775-1848
References: Appleton's Encyclopedia.

Hugh Reinagle (Design inspiration)
1788/1790-1834

Place of Origin

Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1819-1846

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Impressed mark consists of a circle within a circle, forming a band bearing the words: "E WOOD & SONS BURSLEM/ WARRANTED"; the band encloses an eagle with shield body, head left, with the words"SEMI CHINA" above the head.
2. Mark; Underside; Impressed number "15".

Subjects

Maritime; War of 1812; Military; American themed ceramics; American market (English manufacture); Commodore MacDonnough

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded , Printed

Dimensions (inches)

0.866 (H) , 10.315 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.2 (H) , 26.2 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Discussion of pattern: p. 32.
[Catalogue] Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Plate and hollow ware in same pattern: March 5-6 sale, 2016, lots 122, 124-128, Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, 1819-46
[Catalogue] Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Design source: March 5-6 sale, 2016, lot 123, "Engraving by Benjamin Tanner, painted by Hugh Reinagle, published by Tanner, Philadelphia, 1816.
[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Wood factory "Commodore MacDonnough's Victory" pattern: pattern title listed as Commodore MacDonnough's Victory (alternate name: Shell border Series Irregular or Grotto-Shaped Center), pattern no. 2000. Border pattern identified as Shell Border, Irregular or Grotto-Shaped Center: Enoch Wood & Sons. Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1818-46, with impressed maker's marks.
[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. 2000, for engraving titled "Battle of Plattsburgh" by B. Tanner, after painting by H. Reinagle, 4 July 1816.