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On Display: House - Blue Staffordshire Room
Plate (Dinner plate)
THE DAM/ and/ WATER WORKS/ PHILADELPHIA
Henshall, Williamson and Company, Thomas Birch, Robert Campbell
1824-1825
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henshall, Williamson and Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longport; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.2206
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2206
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
THE DAM/ and/ WATER WORKS/ PHILADELPHIA
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Henshall, Williamson and Company (Maker); Thomas Birch (Design inspiration); Robert Campbell (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Longport; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1824-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "THE DAM/ and/ WATER WORKS/ PHILADELPHIA." printed in blue within oval surrounded by a cartouche of scrolls.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.024 (H) x 10 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.6 (H) x 25.4 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: 2003 The Philadelphia Antiques Show 2003.
• Pg 11 for a description and view of patternBook: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Pg 193-194 for a description of patternElectronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Henshall & Co. factory "The Dam and Water Works" pattern: pattern title listed as The Dam and Water Works, Philadelphia #01, pattern no. 3172. Border pattern identified as Fruit and Flower Border Series: Henshall & Co. Henshall & Co., Longport, Staffordshire, 1790-1828, 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. 3172, for engraving titled "View of the Dam and Water Works at Fair Mount, Philadelphia," by Thomas Birch and engraved by R. Campell, published by Edward Parker, 1824.