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Plate or bowl (Soup plate or bowl)
Ralph and James Clews factory
1827-1836
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
1958.1845
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1845
Object Name
Plate or bowl (Soup plate or bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Ralph and James Clews factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cobridge; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1827-1836
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 market (English manufacture)
- American market (English manufacture)
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.457 (H) x 10.354 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.7 (H) x 26.3 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Pgs 72-73 for a description of pattern.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Clews factory "Winter View of Pittsfield" pattern: pattern title listed as Winter View of Pittsfield, Mass (alternate name: Pittsfield Elm), pattern no. 2994. Ralph & James Clews factory, Cobridge, Staffordshire, 1814-34, with impressed Crown-type maker's mark and printed Bird-type mark.