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Plate
Frog leap-frogging an Elfin
Minton factory, John Moyr Smith
1873-1877
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Minton factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Stoke-On-Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware
Museum Object Number
2021.0019.009.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Hyman Myers & Sandra Kittner Myers
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Object Number
2021.0019.009.002
Object Name
Plate
Title
Frog leap-frogging an Elfin
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Minton factory (Maker); John Moyr Smith (Designer)
Place of Origin
Stoke-On-Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1873-1877
Materials
- Earthenware
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.98 (H) x 8.54 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.5 (H) x 21.7 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Blue-printed tile portraying identical scene: Identified as "Frog leap-froggin an Elfin" (Alternate Name: Elfins Series, Pattern No. 1410), pattern no. 15494, by Mintons China Works, one of 12 scenes in series by unknown designer, c. 1875.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Ten of twelve tile patterns in "Elfins Series" are included in blue- or brown-printed versions: See "Elfins Series, pattern No. 1410" by unknown designer for Mintons China Works, c. 1875.Book: Stapleton, Annamarie. 2020 John Moyr Smith 1839-1912: A Victorian Designer.
• Book focused on John Moyr Smith designs