Saucer

Title:

Near Currah, on the River Ganges

Object Name:

Saucer

Object ID:

2005.042.07.1

Creator:

Daniell, Thomas; Daniell, William; Hartley Green Co.

Place of Origin:

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Date:

1810-1820

Description:

Saucer -Blue transfer-printed earthenware (pearlware); Ovoid body with straight foot; Temple on the bank of a river, boat on the river, man leading a camel, and fishermen on the front; Based on an aquatint published in Thomas and William Daniell's "Oriental Scenery," 1796 (Part I, 21); Band of alternating groups of flowers around the inside rim; Made by Hartley Green Co., Leeds Pottery, Leeds, England; "Hutchins china/ Colonel Gordon's/ 1780 Wedding/ 5 bowls" written in ink on white paper adhesive label with red border attached to bottom;one of five, part of a set of 15 pieces of English transfer-printed earthenware, 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-1.5 Dia-6.125 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

People:

Daniell, Thomas, Daniell, William, Hutchins, Lucy (1756-1833), Hutchins, Gordon (1733-1815)

Subjects:

India