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On Display: House - Liverpool Hall
Plate (Dinner plate)
Herculaneum Factory
1800-1815
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Herculaneum Factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1971.0189
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer
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Complete Details
Object Number
1971.0189
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Herculaneum Factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1800-1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular adhesive label, handwritten in blue ink, "ASI/ 88"
Type: Inscription
Location: On well
Inscription: Printed key labeling figures in central reserve: "1 Washington./ 2 Liberty./ 3 Fame./ 4 Minerva./ 5 Fortune. 6 D.\r. Franklin."
Type: Inscription
Location: On well
Inscription: Printed on banner: "WASHINGTON"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- George Washington
- Benjamin Franklin
- Political figure
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Printed
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
1.18 (H) x 9.87 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.997 (H) x 25.07 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: pp. 204-205, no.88.Book: Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1998 Anglo-American Ceramics Part I. Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market 1760-1860.
• Similar examples, one marked Wedgwood, one identified as Herculaneum, and Shelton group, see p. 197-198, W.15-16.Book: McCauley, Robert Henry. 1942 Liverpool transfer designs on Anglo-American pottery.
• See no. 58 A&B, p. 87, pls. XXIV and XIV.Book: Drakard, David. 1992 Printed English Pottery. History and Humour in the reign of George III 1760-1820.
• Print source discussion: pp. 160-161.