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On Display: House - Blue Staffordshire Room
Dish (Platter)
Arms of North Carolina
Thomas Mayer factory
1829-1829
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Mayer factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Stoke; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1953.0184
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1953.0184
Object Name
Dish (Platter)
Title
Arms of North Carolina
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Thomas Mayer factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Stoke; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1829-1829
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed circle with an eagle, head right, and the word "WARRANTED" above the head. This is encircled with the words "T/.MAYER/.STOKE/.STAFFORDSHIRE/."
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Transfer printed in underglaze blue is a large eagle with shield body and banner.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.575 (H) x 11.417 (W) x 14.764 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4 (H) x 29 (W) x 37.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• See pg 125 for a description of pattern.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Mayer factory "Arms of North Carolina" pattern: pattern title listed as Arms of North Carolina (alternate names: Arms of the States, North Carolina; Arms of the American States, North Carolina), pattern no. 2028. Border pattern identified as Trumpet flower and vine: Mayer. Thomas Mayer factory, Stoke-on-Trent & Longport, Staffordshire, 1826-38, with printed Bird-type maker's mark.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. 2028, for engraving titled "Arms of the States: North Carolina," detail from "Arms of the States" by George Murray, a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence published by John Binns, 1819.