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Plate (Alphabet plate)
Japanese [and] Nations of the World
Brownhills Pottery Co., Thomas Nelson & Sons
December 14 1883 (1883-1883)
Description
The design inspiration for the scene on this plate is an illustration in Thomas Nelson and Sons "Picture Alphabet of the Nations of the World" (1874). The image for "THE JAPANESE" features a rhyme: "In far Japan, a patient race Is famed for arts of peace; And still their wealth and still their power Through industry increase." Other images in the publication illustrate other "Nations," from Abyssinians and Bedoins to Laplanders and Zealanders." Some of the figures are reproduced as printed ornament on other Brownhills earthenware plates.
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Brownhills Pottery Co. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Tunstall; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware
Museum Object Number
2021.0019.004
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Hyman Myers & Sandra Kittner Myers
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Object Number
2021.0019.004
Object Name
Plate (Alphabet plate)
Title
Japanese [and] Nations of the World
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Brownhills Pottery Co. (Maker); Thomas Nelson & Sons (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Tunstall; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
December 14 1883 (1883-1883)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front
Inscription: Front inscribed in transfer-print "NATIONS OF THE WORLD / JAPANESE."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Education
Materials
- Earthenware
Techniques
- Printed
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
0.75 (H) x 7.25 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.905 (H) x 18.415 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Measurements as per collector.