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Plate (Dinner plate)
UNION LINE
Enoch Wood & Sons factory
1820-1832
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
1958.1349
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1349
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
UNION LINE
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1820-1832
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "WOOD" mark.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Undeglaze blue "17."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.984 (H) x 10.157 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.5 (H) x 25.8 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• See pg 31 for pattern description.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 "Union Line" pattern: pattern title listed as Union Line (alternate name: Shell border Series Irregular or Grotto-Shaped Center), pattern no. 2001. Border pattern identified as Shell Border, Irregular or Grotto-Shaped Center: Enoch Wood & Sons. Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1818-46, with impressed Bird-type maker's mark.