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Plate (Cup plate)
American Scenery
Jackson, Job & John
1831-1843
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jackson, Job & John (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1966.0891
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1966.0891
Object Name
Plate (Cup plate)
Title
American Scenery
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Jackson, Job & John (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1831-1843
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Printed in purple: "American/ Scenery" in script above "JACKSONS WARRANTED"
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed quatrefoil
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.6 (H) x 4.1 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.4 (H) x 10.4 (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 "Conway, New Hampshire" (alternate name: American Scenery Series) and pattern no. 5832. Border pattern identified as Jackson's Warranted. Maker listed as Job & John Jackson, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1831-35.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. 5832, for engraving titled "A View Near Conway, N. Hampshire" by Thomas Cole and published in London by Fenner, Sears & Co., 1831.Article: Hunter, Robert & Miller, George L. 2001 "All in the Family: A Staffordshire Soup Plate and the American Market". Ceramics in America. 222-225.
• Makers link to America: article, Florentine Villas printed plate has printed back "Presented to/J. Greenfield Esqr. [NY importer]/as a small/TESTIMONY OF ESTEEM/from his friends/JOB & JOHN JACKSON". Discussion of Jacksons business practices re American market.