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Dish (Platter)
Arms of Georgia
Thomas Mayer factory
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Mayer factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Stoke-On-Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1881
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1881
Object Name
Dish (Platter)
Title
Arms of Georgia
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Thomas Mayer factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Stoke-On-Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Transfer-printed underglaze blue eagle with a shield body and spread wings clutches an olive branch and a banner.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed: "T. MAYER/ STOKE"
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "11"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.024 (H) x 9.055 (W) x 11.772 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.6 (H) x 23 (W) x 29.9 (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
• Mayer factory "Arms of Georgia" pattern: pattern title listed as Arms of Georgia (alternate names: Arms of the States, Georgia; Arms of the American States, Georgia), pattern no. 2984. Border pattern identified as Trumpet flower and vine: Mayer. Thomas Mayer factory, Stoke-on-Trent & Longport, Staffordshire, 1826-38, with printed Bird-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. 2984, for engraving titled "Arms of the States: Georgia," detail from "Arms of the States" by George Murray, a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence published by John Binns, 1819.