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Plate (Dinner plate)
1778-1790
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1999.0038.001
Credit Line/Donor
Acquired by exchange
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Object Number
1999.0038.001
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1778-1790
Subject(s)
- American Revolutionary War
- Allegory
- Social/political commentary
- American themed ceramics
- Revolutionary War
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Printed
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
1 (H) x 10 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.54 (H) x 25.4 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Beddoe, Stella. 2015 A Potted History: Henry Willett's Ceramic Chronicle of Britain.
• Leeds creamware jug portraying printed variation on same scene: p. 97, no. 436, inscribed "PHILADELPHIA," c. 1780. Based on "A Picturesque View of the State of the Nation for February 1778," from Westminster Magazine, vol. VI, p. 66.