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Plate or bowl (Soup plate or bowl)
Major Genl. BROWN Niagara
John Meir & Son factory
1815-1830
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Meir & Son factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Tunstall; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1964.1874
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1874
Object Name
Plate or bowl (Soup plate or bowl)
Title
Major Genl. BROWN Niagara
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Meir & Son factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Tunstall; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1815-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "MEIR"
Type: Inscription
Location: Well
Inscription: "Major Genl. BROWN Niagara."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Military
- Niagara Falls
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
0.9 (H) x 8.3 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.4 (H) x 21.2 (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 "Maj. Gen'l Brown, Niagara" and pattern no. 14938. Maker listed as John Meir, Tunstall, Staffordshire, 1812-36, with impressed maker's mark.Book: Drakard, David. 1992 Printed English Pottery. History and Humour in the reign of George III 1760-1820.
• Jug with same print: fig. 707. See p. 245 for information on the print source and Brown.