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Plate
Ashworth & Bros. (Ltd.)
1880-1950
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ashworth & Bros. (Ltd.) (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ironstone
Museum Object Number
2023.0008.038
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Barbara P. Katz
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Object Number
2023.0008.038
Object Name
Plate
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Ashworth & Bros. (Ltd.) (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1880-1950
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Black transfer-printed "ASHWORTH BRO/S/.." over crown over banner with "HANLEY"
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Red painted enamel mark "B / 9890 [?]"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ironstone
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
0.945 (H) x 10.24 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.4 (H) x 26 (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
• Plate in same overall pattern printed in black(?) and yellow-orange plus one printed in black only: pattern title listed as "B9928" (Alternate names: Chinese Dragon, Dragon, and 9859), pattern no. 1434, G. L. Ashworth & Bros. (Ltd.) (1860-1968), Hanley, Staffordshire. Printed makers marks (TCC) nos. 47515 (matching Winterthur plate) and 47516. Red-painted mark is "B/9928/F[?]." Notes that Chinese Dragon pattern originally was produced by Masons. Border known as "Bandana Border."Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Plate (green-printed) with same central dragon motif within different border: pattern title listed as "Chinese Dragon" (Alternate names: OE2a and Dragon), pattern no. 18559, CJ & GM Mason (1813-26), Lane Delph, Staffordshire. Maker's mark (TCC) 78308, impressed "Mason's Patent Ironstone China." Plate printed in green with dragon motif extending to edge, over raised floral border. Also shown: version with pink-painted border.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Plate (blue-printed) with same central dragon motif within different border: pattern title listed as "Chinese Dragon" (Alternate names: OE2, Dragon and Blue Dragon), pattern no. 2408, CJ & GM Mason (1813-26), Lane Delph, Staffordshire. Maker's mark (TCC) 48551, impressed "Mason's Patent Ironstone China" mark as well as printed blue factory mark. Plate printed in blue with dragon motif extending to edge, over plain flat rim.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Plate (blue-printed) with same central dragon motif within different border: pattern title listed as "Dragon" (Alternate names: Chinese Dragon), pattern no. 2407, Grainger & Co. (1805-1902), Martin's Gate, Worcester. Plate printed in blue with dragon motif extending to edge, over relief-pattern rim. "It dates from the Grainger Lee & Co. period, c. 1815-20."