Plate

Title:

Arabesque

Object Name:

Plate

Object ID:

1966.561.01

Creator:

Mayer, Thomas, John & JosephPotter

Place of Origin:

Burslem, England

Date:

1843-1855

Description:

Plate. Ironstone. Arabesque pattern. Flow Blue transfer printed earthenware. Fourteen sided. Base ring present. Entire upper surface covered in flow blue underglaze decoration. Center of plate decoration included church or house with spires surrounded with fence, large tree to right and a castle or church in background. Rim decoration includes scrolls and flowers. Hand written paper label on back: "Belonged to Mrs. Mary Tenney, wife of Rev. A.P. Tenney of West Concord, N.H. Pastor there 35 years. In 1869 it was bought by my mother. 'Hong Kong Ware.'". Handwritten in ink directly on the plate reverse: "For Anna." Maker's mark on plate reverse in blue transfer print upper case sans-serif 'ARABESQUE / CHINESE PORCELAINE / T.J & J.MAYER / [EX]PORT". Above the mark is an animal standing on a bar. Stamped in body "FB" in upper case Roman letters.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Ironstone

Dimensions:

H-1.3 Dia-10.7 inches

Provenance:

A handwritten note on the reverse of the plate indicates that it was originally owned by Mary Tenney (1802-1869), the wife of Rev. Asa Peaslee Tenney (1801-1867) Married in 1829, Newbury, VT, they lived in Hebron and Groton, NH, before moving to Concord, in 1832, where Rev. Tenney served as the clergyman for the Congregational Church in Concord for 35 years. The note also indicates that the plate was bought in 1869, by the mother of the unidentified donor.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Tenney, Mary (1802-1869)