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Flower container (Vase)
Almshouse, Boston
John & William Ridgway
1822-1830
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John & William Ridgway (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1823
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1958.1823
Object Name
Flower container (Vase)
Title
Almshouse, Boston
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John & William Ridgway (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1822-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Transfer printed in underglaze blue is a shaped rectangle with "ALMSHOUSE/ BOSTON" inside. Above the rectangle, printed in underglaze blue is "BEAUTIES of AMERICA" and below is "J & W RIDGWAY."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
7.323 (H) x 7.126 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.6 (H) x 18.1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Ewins, Neil. 1997 "Supplying the Present Wants of Our Yankee Cousins ...": Staffordshire Ceramics and the American Market 1775-1880. Journal of Ceramic History. 15: All.
• Published: p. 84, pl. 14, by J. & W. Ridgway, Hanley, Staffordshire, c. 1822-30.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Ridgway "Alms House Boston" pattern: pattern title listed as Alms House Boston (alternate name: Beauties of America Series), pattern no. 887. Border pattern identified as Beauties of America Series. John & William Ridgway factory, Shelton & Hanley, Staffordshire, 1813-30, with printed Cartouche-type mark.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. 887 for engraving titled "Alms-House, Leveret Street" by Abel Bowen from "A History of Boston" by Caleb Snow, 1825.