Plate
- Title:
- Quadrupeds
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1914.014.208
- Creator:
- Hall, John (1)
Ceramicist - Place of Origin:
- Burlsem & Tunstall, England
- Date:
- 1820-1822
- Description:
- Plate. Pearlware; earthenware. Circular with upward curving rim. Underglaze, transfer-printed design in deep blue, known as "old blue." On inner surface, scenes within central medallion of lion on ledge watching cow in distance, trees at left, mountain in background. Surrounding center view, four scenes, framed by large scrolls, show landscapes, each with a different specie of mammal - horses, stag deer, zebras and an ostrich and goats. This design extends onto rim, where urns with fruit and flowers alternate with the cartouches. Band at edge formed of lozenge-shaped elements. Reverse undecorated. Printed mark on bottom: "I HALL / QUADRUPEDS", latter being name of design.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearl ware - Dimensions:
- H-0.9 Dia-10 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by Martha Durgin (b.1833) of Concord, NH. She probably began her collection in the late 1880s-early 1890s.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Martha E. Durgin
- People:
- Durgin, Martha E. (1833-1916), Hall, John
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