Plate
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1965.527
- Creator:
- Wood, Enoch
Ceramicist - Place of Origin:
- Burslem, England
- Date:
- circa 1825
- Description:
- Plate. Pearlware earthenware with underglaze blue transfer print known as Old Blue. Circular body with slightly scalloped rim and soft edged base ring. Entire obverse covered with decoration. Center scene depicts two people in foreground, a man and a woman, and a castle with waterfall to their right. Large tree to left. Mountains and clouds in background. Border decoration includes potted plants, grape vine clusters, and an arbor. Several marks on reverse include: blue underglaze transfer print rectangle with the text, "[VU]E [D]'UNE ANCIENNE / [ARDAYE]"; impressed circular mark with text in upper case Roman letters, "E WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED"; within that circle in upper case Roman letters, "SEMI CHINA", below which is an eagle with a shield; impressed letter "Z"; and underglaze blue "8".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearl ware - Dimensions:
- H-0.9 Dia-9.25 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Wood, Enoch (1759-1840)
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