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Plate
S. Tams & Company
1810-1850
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
S. Tams & Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1258
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1258
Object Name
Plate
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
S. Tams & Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1810-1850
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed mark: "S. TAMS & CO WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE/ SEMI CHINA" forming a circle around the image of an impressed eagle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed circle formed by diamond shapes
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Eagle
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
0.7 (H) x 7.8 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.9 (H) x 19.7 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Ewins, Neil. 1997 "Supplying the Present Wants of Our Yankee Cousins ...": Staffordshire Ceramics and the American Market 1775-1880. Journal of Ceramic History. 15: All.
• Exports from Staffordshire, 1833, to S. & J. Tams of Philadelphia: pp. 141-143 (see Notes, this object record)