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Plate

Title:
Wild Rose
Object Name:
Plate
Object ID:
2005.042.05.5
Creator:
Heath, John; Cooke, W.; Owen, S.
Place of Origin:
Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Date:
1811-1823
Description:
Plate -Blue transfer-printed earthenware (pearlware); Rustic scene with a cottage by a bridge and two punts in the foreground. Based on an 1811 print view of "Nuneham Courtenay, Bridge Cottage," near Oxford, England; "Wild Rose" border around a scalloped rim. "4" printed on back; Attributed to John Heath of Sytch Pottery, Burslem, England. One of five, part of a set of 15 pieces, said to be the wedding china of Gordon Hutchins (1733-1815) and Lucy Lund Hutchins (1756-1833) of Concord, NH.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearl ware
Dimensions:
H-1 Dia-9.75 inches
Provenance:
Gordon Hutchins (1733-1815) and Lucy Lund (1756-1833) were married in Merrimack, NH, 1780. Descended in the Hutchins family to the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of John B. Hills
Subjects:
England
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