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Plate (Dinner plate)
COMMODORE MACDONNOUGH'S/ VICTORY
Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Benjamin Tanner, Hugh Reinagle
1819-1846
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1336
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1336
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
COMMODORE MACDONNOUGH'S/ VICTORY
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker); Benjamin Tanner (Design inspiration); Hugh Reinagle (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1819-1846
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed mark consists of a circle within a circle, forming a band bearing the words: "E WOOD & SONS BURSLEM/ WARRANTED"; the band encloses an eagle with shield body, head left, with the words"SEMI CHINA" above the head.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed number "15".
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- War of 1812
- Military
- American themed ceramics
- American market (English manufacture)
- Commodore MacDonnough
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.866 (H) x 10.315 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.2 (H) x 26.2 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Discussion of pattern: p. 32.Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Plate and hollow ware in same pattern: March 5-6 sale, 2016, lots 122, 124-128, Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, 1819-46Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Design source: March 5-6 sale, 2016, lot 123, "Engraving by Benjamin Tanner, painted by Hugh Reinagle, published by Tanner, Philadelphia, 1816.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Wood factory "Commodore MacDonnough's Victory" pattern: pattern title listed as Commodore MacDonnough's Victory (alternate name: Shell border Series Irregular or Grotto-Shaped Center), pattern no. 2000. Border pattern identified as Shell Border, Irregular or Grotto-Shaped Center: Enoch Wood & Sons. Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1818-46, with impressed maker's marks.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Design source (print): see under pattern no. 2000, for engraving titled "Battle of Plattsburgh" by B. Tanner, after painting by H. Reinagle, 4 July 1816.