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Plate

Object Name:
Plate
Object ID:
1956.356
Creator:
Wood, EnochCeramicist
Place of Origin:
Burslem, England
Date:
1818-1830
Description:
Child's Plate. Creamware,earthenware. Circular rim with slightly scalloped edge. Soft sided base ring present. Center design is overglaze transfer print brown with an octagon inside of which in upper case Roman letters is: "A TRIFLE/ FOR ELIZA." Around the octagon are flowers. Rim has overglaze handpainted decorations depicting flowers, leaves and swirls in red and green. Impressed maker's mark on bottom on reverse in upper case Roman letters: "E WOOD & SONS BURSLEM / WARRANTED" within a circle. In the center of the circle is an eagle and the words in upper case Roman letters: "SEMI CHINA." Also impressed on the bottom is the number 6.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware - Cream ware
Dimensions:
H-0.55 Dia-5.6 inches
Provenance:
From the ceramics collection of Margaret Jewell (1866-1970).
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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