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Coffee cup
Ralph and James Clews factory
1819-1836
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
1958.1841
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1841
Object Name
Coffee cup
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Ralph and James Clews factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cobridge; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1819-1836
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
2.992 (H) x 4.488 (L) x 3.465 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.6 (H) x 11.4 (L) x 8.8 (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, 1818-34Electronic: 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 #15 (alternate names: America and Independence Series; Mansion, Winding Drive; Large Mansion, Circular Drive; States Border Series; Belton House, Lincolnshire), pattern no. 3457. Border pattern identified as Interlacing scrolls: Clews. 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 "Belton House, Lincolnshire," from "Select Views in Great Britain" by William Marshall, 4 vols., 1825-28.