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Saucer
Lafayette at Washington's Tomb
Enoch Wood & Sons factory
1818-1846
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
1958.1358
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1358
Object Name
Saucer
Title
Lafayette at Washington's Tomb
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1818-1846
Subject(s)
- George Washington
- Lafayette
- Political figure
- Maritime
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.26 (H) x 5.512 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.2 (H) x 14 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Discussion of pattern: p. 46.Electronic: Walthall, John A. 2013 Queensware Direct from the Potteries: U. S. Importers of Staffordshire Ceramics In Antebellum America: 1820 - 1860. Illinois State Archaeological Society 08/05/2014
• Same printed pattern found with Chauncey & Harris, NYC, merchant marks: pp. 55-57, dish and Nauvoo, Illinois, excavated fragment.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 "La Fayette at Washington's Tomb" pattern: pattern title listed as La Fayette at Washington's Tomb, pattern no. 2338. Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1818-46, with Importer and Retailer's Mark of Harris & Chauncey, NY, 1826-29.