Plate
- Title:
- Vue D'une Ancienne Abbaye
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1965.013.026
- Creator:
- Wood, Enoch
Ceramicist - Place of Origin:
- Burslem (Staffordshire), England
- Date:
- 1818-1846
- Description:
- Plate. Pearlware earthenware. Circular plate with slightly scalloped rim. Soft sided base ring present. Entire obverse surface covered with underglaze blue transfer print, known as "Old Blue." Central scene on inner surface depicts two people on rock in foreground one standing and one sitting with a castle to the right on top of a pinnacle rock surrounded by a waterfall. Village and mountains in background. Floral motif border includes grapes and other foliage. Printed on reverse in blue, within a box, in upper case Roman letters: "VUE D'UNE ANCIENNE / ABBAYE". Also undetermined mark printed in blue. Impressed mark on reverse within a circular mark with an eagle in the center in upper case Roman letters: "E WOOD&[SONS] [BU]RSLEM / WARRANTED / SEMICHINA". Also impressed roman letter "H".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-1 Dia-9.15 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Rogers Collection -- a gift (and later bequest) of Josephine Rogers given in memory of her husband, Harry K. Rogers -- consists of a large collection of New Hampshire glass, parian ware, and other decorative arts. No history given for this object.
- Credit Line:
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
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