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On Display: House - Blue Staffordshire Room
Dish (Vegetable dish)
Ralph and James Clews factory, William Marshall
1826-1834
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ralph and James Clews factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cobridge; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1834
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1834
Object Name
Dish (Vegetable dish)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Ralph and James Clews factory (Maker); William Marshall (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Cobridge; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1826-1834
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed double circle with a crown surrounded by the words "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE".
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.772 (H) x 6.22 (W) x 8.504 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.5 (H) x 15.8 (W) x 21.6 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Published: Included under pattern name "States Series" #15 (alternate names: America and Independence Series; Mansion, Winding Drive; Large Mansion, Circular Drive; States Border Series; Belton House, Lincolnshire) and pattern number 3457. Border pattern identified as Interlacing scrolls: Clews. Maker listed as Ralph & James Clews, 1814-1834, Cobridge, Staffordshire (England).Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• See pg 68 for border description.Article: Magid, Barbara H. 2006 "Commemorative Wares in George Washington's Hometown". Ceramics in America. 2-39.
• Same border pattern, with a central waterscape, on oblong dish excavated at Gadsby's Tavern site, Alexandria, VA: p. 20, fig 28, attributed to James and Ralph Clews, Staffordshire, 1818-34Electronic: 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. 3457, for engraving titled "Belton House, Lincolnshire" from "Select Views in Great Britain" by William Marshall, 4 vols., 1825-28.