Plate
- Title:
- The Landing of the Fathers at Plymouth Dec 22 1620
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1914.014.179
- Creator:
- Wood, Enoch & Sons
Potter - Place of Origin:
- Burslem, Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1820-1834
- Description:
- Plate. Earthenware, with blue underglaze transfer print. Rim decoration includes several medallions with ships and inscriptions, including "Boxer / K-----." Inscriptions include: "THE LANDING OF THE FATHERS AT PLYMOUTH DEC 22 1620", "AMERICA / INDEPENDENT / JULY 4 1776", and "WASHINGTON / BORN 1732 / DIED 1799". Image depicts the Mayflower in background, pilgrims in a boat, and one figure and two Indians on rock. Inscribed on rock: "Carver.Bradford. / Winslow.Brewster. / +Standish". Printed on reverse in underglaze blue, "ENOCH WOOD & SONS / BURSLEM"; also impressed on the bottom is a heart.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-1.25 Dia-10.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by Martha E. Durgin (1833-1916) of Concord, NH. She probably began her collection in the late 1880s-early 1890s.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Martha E. Durgin
- Subjects:
- Pilgrims, Indians of North America
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