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Plate

Title:
Gentlemens Cabin
Object Name:
Plate
Object ID:
1914.014.301
Creator:
Edwards, James & ThomasManufacturer
Place of Origin:
Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Date:
circa 1841
Description:
Plate. Ironstone. Twelve sided rim circular foot ring. White body with black transfer print in center. Scene depicts four men in a parlor room. Two of the men are seated at a dining table,the other two men are standing. All are dressed in long coats, two of the men have top hats. Room features include a chandelier, a fireplace, a side chair, a dining table with benches, plates, flat ware and teapot on table. Panel walls and ceiling and a diamond pattern carpet. The scene is circular and is framed with scrolls. Below the scene is a title " GENTLEMENS / CABIN ". Several marks on reverse: a black transfer mark depicts a sailboat with the text "BOSTON MAILS " Impressed mark reads "REAL / IRONSTONE " A paper label reads "DURGIN / L453".
Material:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
H-1.2 Dia-8.3 inches
Provenance:
Collected by Martha Durgin (b.1833) of Concord, NH. She probably began her collection in the late 1880s-early 1890s.
Credit Line:
Gift of Martha E. Durgin
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