Plate
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1951.013.26
- Creator:
- Edwards, James & Thomas
Potter - Place of Origin:
- Burslem, England
- Date:
- 1839-1841
- Description:
- Plate. Brown transfer-printed earthenware. Front shows interior scene of people around table, fireplace, etc., with text "GEN[T]LEMENS / CABIN". Images of ships around rim. Names of ships starting at top going clockwise: Columbia, Caledonia, Iritannia, and Acadia. Back is embossed with maker's mark, "_ EDWARDS / ___". Typed label on back with donor information, and number "413." Handwritten label on back, script, "Grandmother Lulls / H_erberts" (possibly Louella Herbert).
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-1.2 Dia-9.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Dr. and Mrs. Loren A. Sanders Collection, bequeathed by Madeline C. Sanders (1876-1951). Central design is part of the "Boston Mails" series, known to have been registered by James and Thomas Edwards in 1841. The series included four different center images, including two titled "Gentlemen's Cabin," one titled "Ladies Cabin," and the other, "Saloon," referring to lounge rooms on steamboats.
- Credit Line:
- Dr. and Mrs. Loren A. Sanders Collection, Bequest of Madeline C. Sanders
- Subjects:
- Steamboats, Cabins, Ship
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