Plate

Title:

View Near Conway N. Hampshire U. S.

Object Name:

Plate

Object ID:

1914.014.250

Creator:

William Adams & Sons; Cole, Thomas (1801-1848)Artist; Fenner, Sears & Co.

Place of Origin:

Tunstall, England

Date:

circa 1831

Description:

Plate. Black transfer-printed earthenware. Pearlware. Circular plate with upward curving rim and scalloped edge. Underglaze, transfer-printed design in black. 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 Dia-9.1 inches

Provenance:

Collected by Martha Durgin (b.1833) of Concord, NH. She probably began her collection in the late 1880s-early 1890s.

Source of view: painting by Thomas Cole, engraved and painted by Fenner, Sears, & Co., published London, 1831, by I. T. Hinton, Simpkin, & Marshall.

Credit Line:

Gift of Martha E. Durgin

People:

Durgin, Martha E. (1833-1916), Cole, Thomas (1801-1848)

Subjects:

Conway, NH, White Mountains, Mount Chocorua