Plate, Cup
- Object Name:
- Plate, Cup
- Object ID:
- 1967.030.07
- Creator:
- Hall, John (1)
Ceramicist - Place of Origin:
- Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1814-1832
- Description:
- Cup Plate. Pearlware earthenware. Scalloped rim, base ring present. Blue underglaze transfer print known as old blue. Central scene shows a large pagoda in background, several men in a sailboat in the middle and three men on shore in foreground. Most of the men are wearing wide brimmed hats. Rim decoration of flowers and trees. No maker's mark.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearl ware - Dimensions:
- H-0.6 Dia-3.9 inches
- Provenance:
- The objects included in this gift were said to have descended to the donor, Margaret Adelaide (Pollard) Smith (1878-1972) through the Grimes-Stearns family of Keene, NH, and were stored at the family homestead in Keene. Margaret's mother was Helen Semira (Stearns) Pollard (1855-1939), antiques dealer of Keene. Her grandparents were David Bowker Stearns (1829-1912) and Adelaide Lydia Chamberlain (1833-1928) of Keene. Her great-grandparents were Jotham Stearns (1791-1832) and Mary Grimes (1795-1875) of Keene.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret A. Pollard Smith
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