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Plate (Dinner plate)
The Ass & the Boar
1755-1770
Description
The printed scene on this salt-glazed stoneware plate is taken from the illustration for Fable XIV ("The Boar and the Ass") in Samuel Croxall's book, "Fables of Aesop and Others." First published in London in 1722, the book included engravings by Elisha Kirkall (1682-1742) after earlier Aesop illustrations by Francis Barlow (1626-1704) and Sebastien Le Clerc (1633-1714) as well as Francois Chaveau's engravings for La Fontaine's "Fables" (1668). Red-printed sale-glazed stoneware plates bearing Aesop's Fable scenes have been excavated in Williamsburg, Virginia, at the Ravensport Site.
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1975.0087
Credit Line/Donor
Acquired by exchange with Colonial Williamsburg, Inc.
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Complete Details
Object Number
1975.0087
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
The Ass & the Boar
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1755-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Central label has in print lettering: "The Ass & the Boar"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular sticker with white letters printed against a black ground: "Frances L. Dickson".
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: A rectangular sticker has black print: "55-16/ Staffordshire/ c. 1760".
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Fable
- Morality
- Literary scene
- Literature
- Aesop
- Aesop's Fable
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
1 (H) x 8.4 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.6 (H) x 21.3 (Diam)