Plate, Soup
- Title:
- Christ and the Woman at the Well
- Object Name:
- Plate, Soup
- Object ID:
- 1938.003.02
- Creator:
- Wood, Enoch & Sons Potter
Ceramicist - Place of Origin:
- Burslem, Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1819-1846
- Description:
- Soup Plate. Transfer printed earthenware. Blue underglaze transfer print, in pattern sometimes called Christ and The Woman at the Well. Circular plate with deep cavetto, upward curving rim and edge shaped into eight slightly rounded sections. Central scene on inner surface, encircled by undulating band, shows woman standing at well and Christ seated (with nimbus). Wall with gate and obelisks in background. Border has floral designs alternating with groups of religious symbols, including Bible, cross and lamb, enclosed within foliated scrolls. Decorative, linked chain at edge. Impressed mark on bottom: "E WOOD&SONS BURSLEM / WARRANTED / SEMICHINA", inside of circle with left facing eagle. Fabric label with handwritten accession information. Also impressed on reverse, "V". One of a pair.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-1.5 Dia-10.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Donated by Hosea Canney in 1938 with several other decorative arts and household items, including more ceramics of similar era. No other information is known about the uses or history this piece.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Hosea Canney
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