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On Display: House - Blue Staffordshire Room
Stand (Tray)
Exchange Charleston
John & William Ridgway factory
1823-1830
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John & William Ridgway factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.2131
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2131
Object Name
Stand (Tray)
Title
Exchange Charleston
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John & William Ridgway factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1823-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "EXCHANGE CHARLESTON" printed in underglaze blue with double underlining.
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Underglaze blue "2"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.102 (H) x 5.394 (W) x 8.11 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.8 (H) x 13.7 (W) x 20.6 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Pg. 99 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
• Ridgway factory "Exchange, Charleston" pattern: pattern title listed as Exchange, Charleston (alternate name: Beauties of America Series), pattern no. 4710. Border pattern identified as Beauties of America Series. John & William Ridgway factory, Shelton & Hanley, Staffordshire, 1813-30, with printed Cartouche-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. 4710, for engraving titled "Exchange-Charleston" by Joshua Shaw and W.G. Mason, frontispiece in "The Philadelphia Album & Ladies Literary Gazette," published in Philadelphia by Morris & Kenney, 1828.