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Plate
Marino
George Phillips factory, Peter Wright and Sons, Peter Wright and Sons
1839-1848
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
George Phillips factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longport; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ironstone
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.1546
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1546
Object Name
Plate
Title
Marino
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
George Phillips factory (Maker); Peter Wright and Sons (Commissioning merchant); Peter Wright and Sons (Importer)
Place of Origin
Longport; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1839-1848
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Transfer-printed in green in script letters "Peter Wright & Sons/Importers/ Philadelphia."
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Transfer-printed in green letters: "IRONSTONE/MARINO (PATTERN)/G. PHILLIPS/LONGPORT"
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed asterisk
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Merchant
- Advertisement
- Importer
Materials
- Ironstone
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.78 (H) x 6.063 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.98 (H) x 15.4 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Ewins, Neil. 1997 "Supplying the Present Wants of Our Yankee Cousins ...": Staffordshire Ceramics and the American Market 1775-1880. Journal of Ceramic History. 15: All.
• Published: p. 96, pl. 16, view of manufacturer's and retailer's marksArticle: Ewins, Neil. 1997 "Supplying the Present Wants of Our Yankee Cousins ...": Staffordshire Ceramics and the American Market 1775-1880. Journal of Ceramic History. 15: All.
• 1864 Cork, Edge, and Malkin (Burslem) earthenware manufacturers sales ledger: p. 73, table 13, lists many sales of hogsheads to "P. Wright & Sons" of PhiladelphiaArticle: Ewins, Neil. 1997 "Supplying the Present Wants of Our Yankee Cousins ...": Staffordshire Ceramics and the American Market 1775-1880. Journal of Ceramic History. 15: All.
• Exports from Staffordshire to P. Wright of Philadelphia 1868-77, listing factory names: pp. 144-147Article: Earls, Amy C. & Miller, George L. 2005 "1830s Painted Wares from a New Orleans Importer". Ceramics in America. (2005): 247-252.
• Whiteware exports to New Orleans importer (some marked): see whole article.Article: Miller, George L. & Earls, Amy C. 2008 "War and Pots: The Impact of Economics and Politics on Ceramic Consumption Patterns". Ceramics in America. 67-108.
• Similar style brown printed muffin plate with "S. FAHNESTOCK/ IMPORTER" mark: p. 75, figs. 7-8, Lucerne pattern, prob before 1855.Electronic: 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