Plate
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1965.013.049
- Creator:
- Twigg, Joseph
Ceramicist - Place of Origin:
- near Swinton, England
- Date:
- 1839-1881
- Description:
- Child's Plate or toy plate. Ironstone earthenware. Plain circular rim. Base ring present. Underglaze blue-black transfer print on obverse depicts two men on horseback with guns shooting at three giraffes. Rocks and foliage in the foreground. Palm trees and high peaked mountains in background. Title on top in upper case Roman letters: "_ _D SPORTS" Impressed on reverse in upper case sans-serif, "TWIGG / KP".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware
Ironstone - Dimensions:
- H-0.5 Dia-3.625 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.
Plate has the maker's mark of J. Twigg of Kilnhurst Pottery, near Swinton, Yorkshire, England, c. 1839-1881. - Credit Line:
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
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