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Dish (Platter)
George Phillips factory
1834-1848
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
George Phillips factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longport; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2006.0010.009
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Eva L. Verplanck
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Object Number
2006.0010.009
Object Name
Dish (Platter)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
George Phillips factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longport; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1834-1848
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Printed in black: "VERONA" upon a medallion flanked by a lion and a unicorn. A banner bearing "G. PHILLIPS" is below
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "9"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.1 (H) x 8 (W) x 10 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.7 (H) x 21 (W) x 25.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Williams, Petra. 1978 Staffordshire Romantic Transfer Patterns. 1.
• Description of pattern: p. 455Article: Ewins, Neil. 2008 Comparative Studies in Anglo-American Ceramic Demand. Ceramics in America. 109-42.
• Verona pattern plates with similar mark but showing maker as "CORK & EDGE": pp. 110-11, figs 2-3 (black printed), and p. 118, fig. 14 (blue printed), Cork & Edge, Newport Factory, Burslem, Staffordshire, c. 1846-60. See alsoElectronic: Walthall, John A. 2013 Queensware Direct from the Potteries: U. S. Importers of Staffordshire Ceramics In Antebellum America: 1820 - 1860. Illinois State Archaeological Society 08/05/2014
• G. Phillips "Parisian Park Scenery" printed ware with "N. G. BASSETT / IMPORTER / NEWBURYPORT" mark: p. 22, discussing Bassett as importer