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Jug (Pitcher)
States Series [#13]
Ralph and James Clews factory, William Marshall
1826-1834
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ralph and James Clews factory
Place of Origin
Cobridge; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1835
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1835
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Title
States Series [#13]
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Ralph and James Clews factory; William Marshall
Place of Origin
Cobridge; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1826-1834
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
6.142 (H) x 7.953 (L) x 5.197 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.6 (H) x 20.2 (L) x 13.2 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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, 1818-34Article: Henrywood, R. K. 2011 The States Border Series by Ralph and James Clews. Ceramics in America. 100-110.
• Under[as Dick Henrywood] Under Armans' Descriptive Title "Building, Two Wings, Water in Foreground," and Source Print (copperplate engraving) "Doveridge Hall, Derbyshire," in William Marshall, "Select Views of Great Britain" (London: 1825-1828), p. 106, fig. 9.Book: Henrywood, R. K. 2013 The Transferware Recorder 1: Selected British Views.
• [as Dick Henrywood]. p. 148Book: Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1974 Historical Staffordshire: An Illustrated Checklist.
• cat. no. 13Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Clews factory "States Series" pattern: pattern title listed as States Series #13 (alternate names: America and Independence Series; Building, Two Wings, Water in Foreground; States Border Series; Doveridge Hall, Derbyshire), pattern no. 2080. Border pattern identified as Interlacing scrolls: Clews [6-point star type]. Ralph & James Clews factory, Cobridge, Staffordshire, 1814-34, with impressed Crown-type maker's 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. 3457, for engraving titled "Doveridge Hall, Derbyshire" from "Select Views in Great Britain" by William Marshall, 4 vols., 1825-28.