Plate
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1914.014.298
- Creator:
- Adams, William
Ceramicist - Place of Origin:
- Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1827-1830
- Description:
- Plate. Earthenware. Circular, with upward curving rim which is shaped into eight slightly rounded sections. Underglaze, transfer printed design in deep blue. Central scene on obverse shows a two-story, neoclassical structure with one story projection and portico (depicts the residence of the Marquis of Hertford, in London, England). Three human figures, two dogs in foreground. Scene extends onto rim forming a tree and foliage border. Reverse surface undecorated. Printed and impressed marks on bottom overlap and are only partly legible: underglaze printed spread eagle with "VI[LLA] IN THE [REGENT'S PARK]; impressed "ADAM [W]ARRA[NTED] STAF[F]O[RDSHIRE]". "3.75" written in ink on reverse.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-1 Dia-8.75 inches
- Provenance:
- From the ceramics collection of Martha Durgin (1833-), of Concord, NH, and Boston, MA. Durgin collected primarily during the 1880s and 1890s.
Source of view: engraving by Thomas Shepard in Metropolitan Improvements, London, 1827. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Martha E. Durgin
- Subjects:
- London, England, Dogs, Houses
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