Plate
- Title:
- The Water Works, Philadelphia
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1914.014.226
- Creator:
- Jackson, Job & John
Manufacturer ; Barralet, John James (1747-1815)Artist ; Tiebout, Cornelius (1777-1832)Engraver - Place of Origin:
- Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1831-1833
- Description:
- Plate. Pearlware or white earthenware with purple transfer design. Circular plate with upward curving, slightly grooved rim and scalloped edge. Central scene shows Latrobe's Centre Square Waterworks in Philadelphia (1799-1833). Border has large floral sprays on inner edge outside of which are a scrolled section with smaller flowers against a stippled ground and a narrow beaded band with white outer margin. Printed mark on bottom: Scroll with text, "The Water Works / Philadelphia / JACKSONS WARRANTED".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-1 Dia-9 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by Martha Durgin (b.1833) of Concord, NH. She probably began her collection in the late 1880s-early 1890s.
Source of view: drawing by John James Barralet, engraved by Cornelius Tiebout. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Martha E. Durgin
- People:
- Durgin, Martha E. (1833-1916), Barralet, John James (1747-1815), Tiebout, Cornelius (1777-1832)
- Subjects:
- Water works, Flowers
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