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On Display: House - Blue Staffordshire Room
Plate (Cup plate)
Castle Garden, Battery, New York
Enoch Wood & Sons factory
1841-1846
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
1958.1355
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1958.1355
Object Name
Plate (Cup plate)
Title
Castle Garden, Battery, New York
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1841-1846
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: An eagle framed by "ENOCH WOOD & SONS" in a semicircle above and "BURSLEM" below.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.472 (H) x 3.74 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.2 (H) x 9.5 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• pp. 35-36: for a view of the complete pattern and a history of Castle GardenElectronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Wood factory "Castle Garden Battery" pattern: pattern title listed as Castle Garden Battery, New York (alternate name: Shell Border Series, Circular Center), pattern no. 2031. Border pattern identified as Shell Border Series, Circular Center: Enoch Wood & Sons. Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1818-46, with impressed Bird-type maker's mark.