Plate

Title:

Blenheim Oxfordshire

Object Name:

Plate

Object ID:

1951.027.03

Creator:

Hall, RalphPotter

Place of Origin:

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Date:

1820-1830

Description:

Plate. Circular with slightly scalloped rim. Soft sided base ring present. Underglaze blue transfer printed earthenware. Central scene depicts Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England. Palace is in the background; there is a man, woman and a dog walking in the foreground. The woman wears a long dress, shawl and a hat. The man wears a dark suit jacket, white pants and a top hat. In front of the couple is a pond with two swans. In the middle ground are several deer, grazing. On top of the building is a large weathervane. The scene extends to the rim, including flowers at the bottom and trees and other shrubbery at the sides and top. Marked on the reverse of the rim, in blue underglaze, flowers and a text in upper case Roman letters: "BLENHEIM / OXFORDSHIRE". Impressed on reverse of bottom is the letter "O" and there is also a handwritten paper label on the reverse of the bottom: "Mrs. C.W.Brown."

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearl ware

Dimensions:

H-1.1 Dia-10.3 inches

Provenance:

One of four identical plates, given by Gladys Durgin Brown (1884-1980). According to donor, these were part of a twelve piece set that had belonged to her grandmother, ceramics collector, Martha E. Durgin (1833-1916).

Credit Line:

Gift of Gladys Durgin Brown

People:

Durgin, Martha E. (1833-1916), Brown, Gladys D. (1884-1980), Hall, Ralph