Plate
- Title:
- View Near Conway. N. Hampshire U.S.
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1965.528
- Creator:
- Adams, William & Sons; Cole, Thomas (1801-1848)
Artist ; Fenner, Sears & Co. - Place of Origin:
- Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- circa 1831
- Description:
- Plate. Pink transfer printed earthenware; Pearlware. Circular plate with upward curving rim and Queensware pattern scalloped edge. Underglaze, transfer-printed design in pink. Central scene on inner surface is encircled by a decorative band and shows a rustic scene with mountains in background; simple dwelling and two figures in foreground. Wide border on rim consisting of baskets of flowers alternating with "fan-shaped medallions." Also included in border are decorative scrolls against a stippled ground and floral swags. Narrow band of continuous circles near edge, repeating scalloped outline, but leaving white margin. Reverse surface undecorated. Marks on back: two cornucopias, joined at bottom filled with fruits and flowers. Eagle with outspread wings over top. In center, printed mark on bottom: "VIEW NEAR CON / -WAY.N. HAMPSHIRE / U.S."
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Transfer-printed - Dimensions:
- H-1.05 Dia-9.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collection, 1965. Gift of Mrs. Edwin Child Miller.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ida Farr Miller
- Subjects:
- Mount Chocorua, Conway, NH
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