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Dish
CALEDONIA
William Adams and Sons factory
1830-1840
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Adams and Sons factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Stoke-On-Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1966.0850
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.0850
Object Name
Dish
Title
CALEDONIA
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
William Adams and Sons factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Stoke-On-Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1830-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Printed in purple under the glaze, "CALEDONIA" within a quatrefoil reserve border topped with a stag's head and rifle.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed, "ADAMS"
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "2" is printed in black
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
2.2 (H) x 10.5 (W) x 12.4 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.5 (H) x 26.6 (W) x 31.5 (L)
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 "Caledonia #05" and pattern no. 5447. Border pattern identified as Caledonia: Adams. Maker listed as William Adams IV & Sons, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 1829-61, with printed Animal or Fish-type maker's marks.Book: Williams, Petra. 1978 Staffordshire Romantic Transfer Patterns. 1.
• Discussion and illustration of Caledonia pattern: pp. 210-211.Book: Laidacker, Sam. 1951 Anglo-American China. 2.
• Information on pattern: pp.11-12.