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Plate (Child's plate)
Keep Thy Shop And Thy Shop Will Keep Thee
1830-1850
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1984.0141.140
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Lindsley R. and Janet B. Bailey
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Object Number
1984.0141.140
Object Name
Plate (Child's plate)
Title
Keep Thy Shop And Thy Shop Will Keep Thee
Category
Ceramics - Lindsley R. and Janet B. Bailey Collection
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1830-1850
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular label with black ink: "LUSTRE/ PINK/ #147"
Type: Inscription
Location: Around the printed scene on well
Inscription: "KEEP THY SHOP AND THY SHOP WILL KEEP THEE/ FRANKLIN'S PROVERBS."
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Benjamin Franklin
- Education
- Merchant
- Morality
- Franklin's Maxims
- Poor Richard
- American themed ceramics
- Franklin's Proverbs
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.7 (H) x 5.7 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.8 (H) x 14.4 (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
• Mirror image version of same subject (differing in details) on child's plate: Included as "Keep Thy Shop And Thy Shop Will Keep Thee" (Alternate Names: Franklin's Maxims, "Franklins' Proverbs") pattern, pattern no. 6712. Maker J. & G. Meakin, 1851–2004, Hanley, Staffordshire.Book: van den Bossche, Willy. 2001 Antique Glass Bottles: their history and evolution (1500-1850). 439.
• French faience circular plate with similar relief flowers and a printed wine-related scene: p. 389, pl. 327, c. 1840Book: Shipkowitz, Davida & Shipkowitz, Irving. 2002 The ABC’s of ABC Ware.
• Children's transfer-printed "alphabet plates" with illustrations after "Poor Richard's Illustrated Lessons..." (Benjamin Franklin), with print sources: pp. 277-281, passim.