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Plate (Child's or alphabet plate)
The Drunkard's Progress / The Ruined Family
1830-1860
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2023.0014.011
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Irving and Davida Shipkowitz Family Trust
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Object Number
2023.0014.011
Object Name
Plate (Child's or alphabet plate)
Title
The Drunkard's Progress / The Ruined Family
Category
Ceramics - Shipkowitz Collection
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1830-1860
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front
Inscription: Black transfer-printed "THE DRUNKARD'S PROGRESS / [THE RUINED FAMILY]"
Type: Inscription
Location: Front border
Inscription: Molded relief upper case alphabet
Subject(s)
- Temperance
- Education
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
0.59 (H) x 5.2 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.5 (H) x 13.2 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Measurement taken from Shipkowitz book "The ABC's of ABC Ware" 5.25"
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Shipkowitz, Davida & Shipkowitz, Irving. 2002 The ABC’s of ABC Ware.
• Published: p. 274, fig R19, no mark.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Same scene, differing in details, inscribed "THE DRUNKARD'S DOOM" and "[THE RUINED FAMILY]" on child's plate with different border: pattern is titled "The Drunkard's Doom" (Alternate name: "The Ruined Family"), pattern number 20066. Unknown maker. (For related Temperance themes, search TCC database on "The Bottle."