Platter

MakerMade by Job & John Jackson (English, 1831 - 1835)

After a work byAfter a drawing by Alexander Jackson Davis (American, 1803 - 1892)

Date1831-1835

MediumMold-formed ironstone with underglaze red decoration

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (width x depth of .9a): 9 7/8 x 8 7/8in. (25.1 x 22.5cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of the heirs of Morgan B. Brainard

DescriptionOval ironstone platter (.a) with an undulating rim that is decorated with a transfer-printed underglaze red pattern and border. The pattern shows two buildings. The first is a Greek revival style building with a projecting portico supported by four columns and a steeple with a cross at the top. The second is a Greek revival style stone building with a portico supported by six columns. The two buildings are at right angles to each other, and there is a green area and street where five individuals stand or stroll. The scene is surrounded by trees and flowers below. This pattern is surrounded by a border of large clusters of flowers on the sides of the dish. Then, a border at the rim consists of scrolls and flowers superimposed on a field of pink. A red border with white circles is printed at the very edge of the undulating rim. There are stilt marks on the bottom surface of the rim. All the surfaces of the platter are crazing, which has probably contributed to the yellow tone of the ceramic. A large area of ceramic has broken off of the lower left rim, which in turn has broken into seven pieces (.b-.h).

Object number1961.1.9a-h

NotesSubject Note: The source of this view of New Haven is a drawing by Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892), American architect and printmaker. It was engraved and printed by Fenner, Sears & Co, first published in 1831. The title of the engraving is "Newhaven, Connecticut, View Looking South West across the Green toward Yale College." The State House at right was built in 1828 and moved from this location in 1889. At the left stands Center Church. Both buildings were designed by Ithiel Town, business partner of the artist, Davis. (Hunt 11/2/2004)

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