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Plate (Salad plate)
Mendenhall Ferry
Joseph Stubbs factory
1808-1810
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
1958.1890
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1890
Object Name
Plate (Salad plate)
Title
Mendenhall Ferry
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Joseph Stubbs factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1808-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Pattern name "Mendenhall/ Ferry" within oval-shaped reserve with lace-like border.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
- American market (English manufacture)
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.591 (H) x 5.591 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.5 (H) x 14.2 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Pattern discussion: p. 117. (See Notes)Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Stubbs & Kent factory "Mendenhall Ferry" pattern: pattern title listed as Mendenhall Ferry (alternate name: Spread Eagle Border Series), pattern no. 2783. Border pattern identified as Spread Eagle Border: Joseph Stubbs. Stubbs & Kent factory, Longport, Staffordshire, 1828-30, with impressed and printed Cartouche-type maker's marks.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. 2783, for engraving titled "Mendenhall Ferry, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania" by William Russell Birch, ca. 1809.