Plate, Cup

Object Name:

Plate, Cup

Object ID:

1967.030.05.2

Creator:

Clews, James; Clews, Ralph

Place of Origin:

Cobridge, England

Date:

1818-1834

Description:

Cup Plate. Pearlware, earthenware with blue underglaze transfer print. Slightly scalloped circular rim. Soft sided base ring present. Scene on obverse center shows two men in the foreground, a sailboat in the middle, a large house or building in middle and what looks like a castle in the background. Rim decoration includes flowers and trees. Outer rim decoration includes scrolls. Reverse is undecorated. Impressed maker's mark on reverse in a circular mark in all upper case Roman letters:"CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE". The text surrounds a crown.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearl ware
Earthenware - Transfer-printed

Dimensions:

H-0.7 Dia-5.5 inches

Provenance:

The objects included in this gift were said to have descended to the donor, Margaret Adelaide (Pollard) Smith (1878-1972) through the Grimes-Stearns family of Keene, NH, and were stored at the family homestead in Keene. Margaret's mother was Helen Semira (Stearns) Pollard (1855-1939), antiques dealer of Keene. Her grandparents were David Bowker Stearns (1829-1912) and Adelaide Lydia Chamberlain (1833-1928) of Keene. Her great-grandparents were Jotham Stearns (1791-1832) and Mary Grimes (1795-1875) of Keene.

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret A. Pollard Smith

People:

Smith, Margaret Pollard (1878-1972), Clews, James, Clews, Ralph

Subjects:

Boats