Plate

Title:

Texian Campaigne

Object Name:

Plate

Object ID:

1966.546.02.1

Place of Origin:

Staffordshire, England

Date:

1846-1852

Description:

Plate. Pearlware earthenware, with brown underglaze transfer print. White body with scalloped edge; base ring present with blue pooling. Center design depicts several soldiers with horses; one soldier has a sword, one has a pistol, and several have bayonets. One horse lies on the ground. Background shows a carriage and numerous people. Rim design includes 2 elements that are interspersed: one element is an image of the Roman goddess Diana the Huntress (female figure dressed in a toga, with bow in one hand and a stag behind her); the other element is a grouping of military equipment, including a drum, flag, cannon, sword, and bayonet. Marks on reverse include, in brown underglaze transfer print: TEXIAN / CAMPAIGNE" in upper-case roman letters, within a cartouche with geometric border and flower groupings; below the flower group is "J.B" in upper-case roman italic letters.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearl ware

Dimensions:

H-1.15 Dia-10.5 inches

Provenance:

The "Texian Campaigne" pattern, depicting romanticized view of the war with Mexico, can be found with the marks of several different Staffordshire potteries and was produced 1846-1852 (with later re-productions); the mark on this one, "J.B," has not as yet been identified -- NJC, Dec. Arts Cataloging Project, 9/2007.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

Subjects:

Battles, Bayonets, Soldiers, Horses, Diana the Huntress