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Plate (Dinner plate)
Woodlands/ near/ Phila
Joseph Stubbs factory
1808-1829
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Stubbs factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1889
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1889
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
Woodlands/ near/ Phila
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Joseph Stubbs factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1808-1829
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Title printed in underglaze blue within oval medallion: "Woodlands/ near/ 'Phila.'"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.787 (H) x 6.772 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2 (H) x 17.2 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Discussion of pattern: p. 120.Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Platter in same pattern: March 5-6, 2016 sale, lot 24, Joseph Stubbs, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1822-34Article: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 2019 Inside a Pattern. Transferware Collectors Club (TCC) Bulletin. XX (No. 3): 10.
• Discussion of Woodlands pattern and the surviving structure in Pennsylvania. The house was built as the country seat of William Hamilton.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Stubbs factory "Woodlands Near Phila.a" pattern: pattern title listed as Woodlands Near Phila.a (alternate names: Spread Eagle Border Series; Woodlands Near Philadelphia), pattern no. 4705. 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. 4705, for engraving titled "The Woodlands Near Philadelphia, the seat of Wm Hamilton, Esq." by William Strickland and George Murray, after painting by Thomas Birch, ca. 1809.