Platter

Title:

White Mountain/ N. Hampshire/ U. S.

Object Name:

Platter

Object ID:

1951.014

Creator:

Adams, William & Sons; Cole, Thomas (1801-1848)Artist; Fenner, Sears & Co.

Place of Origin:

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Date:

circa 1831

Description:

Platter. Pink transfer-printed earthenware. Pearlware. Oblong oval body with scalloped rim. Shallow shoulders and flat bottom. Red transfer print design covers entire obverse. Central scene depicts two men and a dog in the foreground, each man carrying a long barreled firearm and a third man in the middle ground on a horse following a path into the forest. In the background are mountains including one tall white peak and a house. Middle ground is a forest with both pine and deciduous trees with several sheep on the left side of the scene. The foreground has rocks and dead tree by the two men. The scene is bordered on the bottom and left side with large flowers and foliage. The rim decoration includes ornate flowers in vases and shell design. Two maker's marks on reverse, one is impressed "ADAMS"; the second is red transfer print and shows an eagle above an oval with the text "WHITE MOUNTAIN / N. HAMPSHIRE. / U.S." Below the oval are a cornucopia and flowers.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware

Dimensions:

H-1.1 W-11 D-9.2 inches

Provenance:

Gift of Mrs. Ellouise Baker Larsen.

Credit Line:

Gift of Ellouise B. Larsen

People:

Larsen, Ellouise B. (1877-1967), Cole, Thomas (1801-1848)

Subjects:

White Mountains, Mount Washington