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Plate (Dinner plate)
The Sailor's Return
1769
Description
This rare creamware plate bears an overglaze printed scene portraying "The Sailor's Return." The square format of the design indicates that the design originally was intended for use on tiles, and a so-decorated Liverpool delftware tile is in the Winterthur collection (1961.0944). A second very similar plate to the one shown here is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. Both plates bear the same hand-painted (enamel) inscription, "JOHN & SARAH ARTIS, YARMOUTH, 1769," perhaps in reference to the couple's marriage or some other important event.
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1957.0095
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1957.0095
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
The Sailor's Return
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Plate
Secondary Place of Origin
Liverpool; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Printing, possibly by John Sadler. Alternatively, perhaps printed in Staffordshire.
Date
1769
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed 4 closely-spaced, short lines
Type: Inscription
Location: Front
Inscription: Black-printed "K of Prussia"
Type: Inscription
Location: Front
Inscription: Painted enamel "IOHN & SARAH ARTIS, YARMOUTH, 1769"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Maritime
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.75 (H) x 9.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.905 (H) x 24.13 (Diam)