Bowl

Arms of Maryland

Thomas Mayer factory

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: Impressed "T. MAYER/STOKE"

Mark/Signature: Yes

Subject(s)

American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware)
Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded
Printed

Dimensions (inches)

4.764 (H) x 10.866 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.1 (H) x 27.6 (Diam)

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.

• See pgs 124-125 for 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

• Mayer factory "Arms of Maryland" pattern: pattern title listed as Arms of Maryland (alternate names: Arms of the States, Maryland; Arms of the American States, Maryland), pattern no. 2968. Border pattern identified as Trumpet flower and vine: Mayer. Thomas Mayer factory, Stoke-on-Trent & Longport, Staffordshire, 1826-38, with impressed and printed Bird-type maker's marks.

• Design source (print): see under pattern no. 2968, for engraving titled "Arms of the States: Maryland," detail from "Arms of the States" by George Murray, a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence published by John Binns, 1819.

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Arms of Maryland

Thomas Mayer factory