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Dish (Platter)
Arms of New Jersey
Thomas Mayer factory
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Mayer factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Stoke; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1882
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1882
Object Name
Dish (Platter)
Title
Arms of New Jersey
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Thomas Mayer factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Stoke; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: mpressed: "T. MAYER STOKE STAFFORDSHIRE" encircling the word "WARRANTED" above an eagle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Transfer-printed underglaze blue eagle with a shield body and spread wings clutches an olive branch and a banner.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.969 (H) x 14.646 (W) x 19.094 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5 (H) x 37.2 (W) x 48.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Pg 125 for pattern description.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 New Jersey" pattern: pattern title listed as Arms of New Jersey (alternate names: Arms of the States, New Jersey; Arms of the American States, New Jersey), pattern no. 817. 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. 817, for engraving titled "Arms of the States: New Jersey," detail from "Arms of the States" by George Murray, a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence published by John Binns, 1819.