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Plate (Dinner plate)
Boston State House
John Rogers & Son factory
1815-1842
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Rogers & Son factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longport; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1952.0204.006
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1952.0204.006
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
Boston State House
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Rogers & Son factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longport; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1815-1842
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed maker's mark "ROGERS"
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "6" or "9"
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Underglaze blue "2"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Boston State House
- American themed ceramics
- American market (English manufacture)
- Government
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.984 (H) x 9.843 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.5 (H) x 25 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Coysh, A. W. 1970 Blue and White Transfer Ware 1780-1840.
• Description of the "Boston State House" pattern: pp.68, 71Book: Coysh, A. W. & Henrywood, R. K. 1982 The Dictionary of Blue and White Printed Pottery 1780-1880. 1.
• Description of the "Boston State House" pattern: p. 48Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Rogers factory "Boston State House" pattern: pattern title listed as Boston State House #01, pattern no. 5382. John Rogers & Son factory, Longport, Staffordshire, 1815-42, with impressed 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. 5382, for sketch titled "Boston State House" by Dobbins, 1804, reproduced in "Early Days on Boston Common" by Mary Farwell Ayer, 1910.