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Coffee pot
Grecian Font
William Adams and Sons factory
1815-1840
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Adams and Sons factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1961.0450 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of the Webb family, in Memory of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Webb
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.0450 A, B
Object Name
Coffee pot
Title
Grecian Font
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
William Adams and Sons factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1815-1840
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
10.8 (H) x 10.8 (L) x 6.4 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27.4 (H) x 27.5 (L) x 16.2 (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
• Published: Included under pattern name "Grecian Font II" and pattern number 1891. Maker listed as William Adams IV & Sons, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 1829-61, with printed Cartouche-type maker's mark.Book: Williams, Petra. 1978 Staffordshire Romantic Transfer Patterns. 1.
• Decription of "Grecian Font" pattern by Adams: p. 283.