Platter

Object Name:

Platter

Object ID:

2008.016.02.05

Creator:

Hamilton, Robert

Place of Origin:

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Date:

1818

Description:

Platter - Blue transfer printed earthenware; Pearlware. Oblong shaped body with a curved side, flared and scalloped rim. Short rounded foot. "Boy Piping" scene surrounded by trees, sheep, dog, basket, shepherd's crook, mountains and cliff in the distance on center of interior. Flower and leaf border with beaded bands and stippled background overall around interior rim. "0" handwritten on foot.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Transfer-printed

Dimensions:

H-1.3 W-13.5 L-16.7 inches

Provenance:

Part of a set acquired by Abigail Gilman Perry (1789-1860) on her marriage to Dr. William Perry in 1818. Donated by Klaudia S. Shepard, wife of Henry Shepard, descendant of Dr. William and Abigail Gilman Perry of Exeter, NH. Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection.

Credit Line:

Gift of Klaudia S. Shepard

People:

Perry, Abigail Gilman (1789-1860), Perry, William (1788-1887), Shepard, Henry B., Jr. (1927-2002), Shepard, Klaudia S. (1932-2020), Hamilton, Robert

Subjects:

Dining, Shepherds, Sheep, Cliff, mountain, Dogs, Boys, Flowers, Leaves, Vegetables