Plate, Cup
- Object Name:
- Plate, Cup
- Object ID:
- 1980.047.19
- Creator:
- Adams, William
Ceramicist - Place of Origin:
- Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1850
- Description:
- Plate, cup. Whiteware, earthenware with purple underglaze transfer print. Slightly scalloped circular rim. Base ring present. Center of obverse shows a man in a small sailboat in rough waters, a small sailboat in background, a building with a turret (possibly a lighthouse) in the background; also, tall, peaked mountains in the background. Rim decorations alternate between two groupings. One grouping includes an anchor, shells, coral and other sea-like items. The second grouping incudes a sand dollar, corals and several flowers. Impressed maker's mark on reverse in upper case Roman letters: "ADAMS" within a rectangular mark. Painted in underglaze purple on the reverse is the number "12".
Excellent condition. A few worn places on reverse; some impurities in glaze; some purple ink splashed on reverse.
For information concerning Adams manufactory, see Accession file. Border of plate is very similar to three other plates, marked "ADAM" and "THE / SEA", which are all part of this accession. - Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-0.6 Dia-5 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a large collection of 18th- & 19th-century ceramics, given by their collector, Alma (Mrs. Harold G.) Duckworth (1899-2003).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Alma Duckworth
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