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Plate (Dinner plate)
Bank of the/ UNITED STATES./ Philadelphia
Joseph Stubbs factory
1800-1829
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Stubbs factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1888
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1888
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
Bank of the/ UNITED STATES./ Philadelphia
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Joseph Stubbs factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1800-1829
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Printed underglaze blue oval medallion with a lace-like border bears the title of the scene "Bank of the/ UNITED STATES/ Philadelphia."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
- American themed ceramics
- American market (English manufacture)
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.024 (H) x 10.236 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.6 (H) x 26 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• See pg. 119 for a description of the pattern.Article: Magid, Barbara H. 2006 "Commemorative Wares in George Washington's Hometown". Ceramics in America. 2-39.
• Same border pattern, with a central waterscape, on oblong dish excavated at Gadsby's Tavern site, Alexandria, VA: p. 20, fig 28, attributed to James and Ralph Clews, Staffordshire, 1818-34Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Stubbs factory "Bank of the United States" pattern: pattern title listed as Bank of the United States, Philadelphia (alternate name: Spread Eagle Border Series), pattern no. 4706. Border pattern identified as Spread Eagle Border: Joseph Stubbs. Joseph Stubbs factory, Longport, Staffordshire, 1822-35, with printed Geometrical-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. 4706, for engraving titled "Bank of the United States, in Third Street Philadelphia" by William Russell Birch, 1800.