Compote

Object Name:

Compote

Object ID:

1997.026

Creator:

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Stoke-on-Trent, England

Date:

1976

Description:

Pair of compotiers (small dishes) in original box. Pale blue jasper ware with white sprig mold decoration. One dish (.01) depicts Josiah Bartlett, and the other (.02) depicts the New Hampshire state seal. Box is cardboard, purple and white, with "Wedgwood" on top. Fitted compartment for each compotier. Printed inside lid, "Wedgwood State Seal Series / Commemorating the Bicentennial of American Independence / Set No 6 The Commonwealth of New Hampshire / Each of the sets in the series portrays the seal of one of the original Thirteen States which supported the / Declaration of Independence, and one of the State's Representatives who signed it. / Only one edition will be made of each set, production of which will cease with the introduction of the next set. / The series will be completed by 1976. / Arthur Bryan, Chairman / Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd / Barlaston / Stoke-on-Trent, England". Registration card and "Know your Wedgwood" brochure in box. Registration card partially filled in; purchased at Dilliways, in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. Center of (.01) decorated with sprig mold of Josiah Bartlett profile bust; "Josiah Bartlett" signature painted in gold below the profile. Plate rims decorated with 13 white stars.

Material:

Ceramic

Dimensions:

H-1.25 W-9.4 D-4.75 inches

Provenance:

Set was produced by Wedgwood for the Bicentennial to commemorate the American Revolution. The set was part of a series of 13, each representing one of the original colonies. The donors received this set as a gift from friends, Charles and Margaret Monk of Cheshire, England.

Credit Line:

Gift of Roger A. and Geraldine Chase

People:

Bartlett, Josiah (1728-1795)

Subjects:

Bicentennials, Ceramics, Commemorative objects, Compotes, Compotiers, Dishes, State seal (NH), Bartlett, Josiah