Soup Plate

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 black decoration

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 1 1/2 x 10 1/2in. (3.8 x 26.7cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionRound ironstone soup plate or dish with an underglaze transfer-printed pattern and border in black. The soup plate is relatively shallow and has a wide, undulating rim. The circular pattern, titled, "Hartford Connecticut" on the bottom, is printed in the center of the soup 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 visible 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 grey. A black line with white circles is found at the outer edge of the rim. The soup plate has a three-part hairline crack in the bottom, and crazing on the areas where the glaze puddled.

Object number1950.288.1

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.

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