Saucers
MakerPossibly made by
Enoch Wood & Sons
(English, July 1818-1846)
After a work byProbably after a wood engraving by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Dateabout 1840
MediumMechanically-molded buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze and underglaze cobalt blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter of .1 and .3): 5 5/8in. (14.3cm)
Primary Dimensions (diameter of .2): 5 3/4in. (14.6cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of the heirs of Morgan B. Brainard
Object number1961.12.11.1-.3
DescriptionGroup of three round saucers made of buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze, a type of ceramic known as pearlware. Each saucer has the same transfer-printed pattern and border in a dark, underglaze cobalt blue. The pattern, found in the center of each saucer, shows three people in a sailboat with a single mast and sail on a body of water. Two more individuals are standing and one is sitting on the shore in the near foreground. Beyond the river, a building sits on a shore at the base of a mountain. A crenellated tower is at the top of the mountain. Below the pattern is the title "WADSWORTH/ TOWER". The pattern is surrounded by a border of white shells and light blue plants on a field of dark blue. The inside edge of the border is irregular, and the outside edge has a line of evenly spaced small white flowers. Each saucer has crazing over all surfaces, as well as stilt marks on the foot. There is a chip in the foot of saucer .2.
NotesSubject Note: The pattern on these ceramics, titled "WADSWORTH TOWER", shows a tower built in 1810 by Daniel Wadsworth. The tower was built on top of Talcott Mountain, on Wadsworth's country estate, "Monte Video," in the town of Avon, Connecticut. Wadsworth's home on the estate, pictured in other Staffordshire ceramics, was near Wadsworth Tower, but is not pictured in this pattern. The tower commanded a fine view of the Connecticut river valley and was a popular resort for sight seers. It was blown down in 1840.Status
Not on view
