Platter
- Object Name:
- Platter
- Object ID:
- 1966.018.10.3
- Creator:
- Stubbs, Joseph -- Ceramicist
- Place of Origin:
- Burslem, Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1818-1830
- Description:
- Platter, one of a set. Pearl ware earthenware, with underglaze blue transfer print. Elongated octagonal body with upward-curving rim, indented corners, and flat bottom. Central scene on obverse extends onto rim, showing view of Rome; male figures on shore in foreground and in boats on the Tiber; major landmarks in the background are St. Peter's, the Bridge of St. Angelo, Trajan's Column, and the Mausoleum built by Hadrian, known later as the Castle of St. Angelo. Relatively narrow border with linked curvilinear elements, against background having large ovals and small circles. Impressed mark on bottom: "STUBBS", "12".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-1.3 W-12.35 D-9.65 inches
- Provenance:
- One of a collection of ceramics described by donors has having occupied the corner cupboard from a family home in Bedford, NH. The cupboard was given to Winterthur prior to the ceramics being given to NHHS. The last owner of the cupboard was Rodney Foster Rollins (1857-1921) of Bedford, NH, donor's uncle.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Laura Berry Offutt and Harriet Berry Denham
- Subjects:
- Rome, Italy
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