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Plate (Dinner plate)
Fair Mount/ near/ Philadelphia
Joseph Stubbs factory
1824-1829
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Stubbs factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2107
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2107
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
Fair Mount/ near/ Philadelphia
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Joseph Stubbs factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1824-1829
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: An underglaze blue lace-like bordered reserve on the underside includes the pattern name "Fair Mount/ near/ Philadelphia."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.024 (H) x 10.315 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.6 (H) x 26.2 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Discussion of pattern: p. 119Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Plates, "potato bowl" and platter: March 5-6, 2016 sale, lots 25-28, Joseph Stubbs, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1822-34Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Stubbs factory "Fair Mount Near Philadelphia" pattern: pattern title listed as Fair Mount Near Philadelphia (alternate name: Spread Eagle Border Series), pattern no. 906. Border pattern identified as Spread Eagle Border: Joseph Stubbs. Joseph Stubbs factory, Longport, Staffordshire, 1822-35, with impressed and printed Bird-type 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 (painting): see under pattern no. 906, for oil painting on canvas titled "Fairmount Water Works" by Thomas Birch, 1821.