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On Display: House - Blue Staffordshire Room
Plate (Dinner plate)
Hospital, Boston
Ralph Stevenson factory
1825-1834
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ralph Stevenson factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cobridge; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0046.040
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles K. Davis
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Complete Details
Object Number
1956.0046.040
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
Hospital, Boston
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Ralph Stevenson factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cobridge; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1825-1834
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Underglaze blue transfer-printed oval foliate wreath bearing the words "HOSPITAL BOSTON" at the center and the initials "R S" across one end.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "STEVENSON" mark at center bottom.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.102 (H) x 8.937 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.8 (H) x 22.7 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• See pg 134 for description of pattern.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Stevenson factory "Hospital, Boston" pattern: pattern title listed as Hospital, Boston (alternate name: Vine Border Series), pattern no. 2222. Border pattern identified as Vine border: Stevenson. Ralph Stevenson (& Son) factory, Cobridge, Staffordshire, 1810-35, with printed Cartouche-type maker's mark.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Design source (print): see under pattern no. 2222, for engraving titled "Massachusetts General Hospital" by J.R. Penniman and Abel Bowen, in "A History of Boston" by Caleb Snow, 1825.