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Plate (Child's or alphabet plate)
Sioux Indian Chief
Charles Allerton and Sons factory, Frank Feller
1891-1912
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Allerton and Sons factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longton; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware
Museum Object Number
2023.0014.002.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Irving and Davida Shipkowitz Family Trust
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Object Number
2023.0014.002.001
Object Name
Plate (Child's or alphabet plate)
Title
Sioux Indian Chief
Category
Ceramics - Shipkowitz Collection
Creator (Role)
Charles Allerton and Sons factory (Maker); Frank Feller (Probable design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Longton; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1891-1912
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front center, below image
Inscription: Transfer-printed in green "A SIOUX INDIAN CHIEF"
Type: Inscription
Location: Front border
Inscription: Molded relief upper case alphabet
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Native American
- American Indian
- Indigenous peoples
- Education
Materials
- Earthenware
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.7 (H) x 7.3 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.9 (H) x 18.6 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Measurement taken from Shipkowitz book "The ABC's of ABC Ware" 7.25"
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Shipkowitz, Davida & Shipkowitz, Irving. 2002 The ABC’s of ABC Ware.
• Published: p. 146, fig. A12, “Sioux Indian Chief.” 7.25 in. No mark. $175-$225Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Same pattern in pink and in black on relief bordered alphabet plates: pattern title listed as "A Sioux Indian Chief," pattern no. 10812, with printed marks of Charles Allerton & Sons (1832-1942), Longton, StaffordshireBook: Chalala, Joseph P. 1980 A Collector's Guide to ABC Plates, Mugs and Things.
• Same scene in brown on alphabet plate: p. 134, no. I1-3, C. A. & Sons, England, 1890.