Plates
MakerMade by
Job & John Jackson
(English, 1831 - 1835)
After a work byAfter a work by
Thomas Cole
(American, 1801 - 1848)
Date1831-1835
MediumMechanically-molded ironstone with underglaze purple (.2), black (.3), or red (.4) decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter of .2): 10 1/2in. (26.7cm)
Primary Dimensions (diameter of .3 and .4): 10 3/8in. (26.4cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1950.288.2-.4
DescriptionGroup of three round ironstone plates with an underglaze transfer-printed pattern and border in purple (.2), black (.3), or red (.4). Each plate is relatively shallow and has a wide undulating rim, although the rim of plate .2 does not undulate as deeply as .3 and .4. The circular pattern, titled, "Hartford Connecticut" on the bottom, is printed in the center of each plate. The pattern shows two individuals in a sailboat on a river. There are trees on the left, and a town is visible in the distance. In the town, three steeples rise above many buildings, and one building with a circular cupula is visible. A range of mountains is printed in the far distance. The pattern is surrounded by a border at the rim, which has groups of large flowers surrounded by smaller white flowers superimposed on a field of pale purple (.2), grey (.3), or pink (.4). A soild line of underglaze decoration with white circles is found at the outer edge of the rim.
Plate .2 has crazing and a slight yellow discoloration over all surfaces. Dirt has adhered along recesses at the outer edge of the rim. Plate .3 has light scratches and adhered dirt at the outer edges of the rim. Plate .4 has overall crazing and light yellow discoloration. There is a very large crack in the rim that leads to a perpendicular crack running several inches around the foot of the plate. The entire plate is very dirty, with an unknown substance adhered in a few spots around the crack. This may be the remnants of an earlier conservation treatment.
NotesSubject Note: This view of Hartford, Connecticut is based on a drawing by Thomas Cole (1801-1848) that was engraved and printed by Fenner, Sears & Co. It was published in June of 1831 by I. T. Hinton & Simpkin & Marshall. The view shows Hartford, located on the west bank of the Connecticut River, as ideally suited for maritime commerce. The view shows the state capitol and the spire of an Episcopal church.Plate .2 has crazing and a slight yellow discoloration over all surfaces. Dirt has adhered along recesses at the outer edge of the rim. Plate .3 has light scratches and adhered dirt at the outer edges of the rim. Plate .4 has overall crazing and light yellow discoloration. There is a very large crack in the rim that leads to a perpendicular crack running several inches around the foot of the plate. The entire plate is very dirty, with an unknown substance adhered in a few spots around the crack. This may be the remnants of an earlier conservation treatment.
Status
Not on view
