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Plate
Bow Porcelain Factory
1750-1754
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bow Porcelain Factory (Artist)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1986.0163
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1986.0163
Object Name
Plate
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Bow Porcelain Factory (Artist)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1750-1754
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Inscription: BOW PORCELAIN WORKS (as per previous cataloguer before 5-3-10)
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "Wynn A. Sayman/ RICHMOND, MA 01254/ EARLY ENGLISH/ POTTERY & PORCELAIN/ 413-698-2272" in purple print
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Mold-applied
Dimensions (inches)
1.22 (H) x 8.976 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.1 (H) x 22.8 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2005 British Earthenware and Porcelain in Eighteenth Century America, in Gray, Jonathan. 2005. Welsh Ceramics in Context. 2. 71-91.
• Published: p. 86, pl. 4.21Book: Emerson, Julie, et al. 2000 Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe.
• Blanc-de-chine (Dehua) beaker with relief prunus decoration: p. 154, pl. 12.1, 18th centuryBook: Beane, Candace & Donald, Ellen. 1994 Archaeology Sets the Tavern Table: Alexandria Tavern Ceramics 1760 to 1820.
• Two-handled, probably Bow, white chocolate cup excavated Arell's Tavern, Alexandria, VA: fig. 11.