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On Display: House - Blue Staffordshire Room
Plate (Dinner plate)
City Hotel/ New York
Ralph Stevenson and Williams
1831-1840
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ralph Stevenson and Williams (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cobridge; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1876
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1876
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
City Hotel/ New York
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Ralph Stevenson and Williams (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cobridge; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1831-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "CITY HOTEL/NEW YORK" printed in underglaze blue within a banner decorated with a floral sprig.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed six-petalled flowerette
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.874 (H) x 8.622 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.22 (H) x 21.9 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• See pg. 130 for description and image.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Stevenson factory "City Hotel" pattern: pattern title listed as City Hotel, New York (alternate name: Acorn and Oak Leaves Border Series), pattern no. 2266. Border pattern identified as Acorn and Oak Leaves Border: American. Printed Ribbon-type mark used by two firms: Ralph Stevenson (& Son) factory, 1810-35, and Ralph Stevenson & Williams factory, 1825-27, of Cobridge, Staffordshire.