Platter
MakerProbably made by
Staffordshire potteries
English, 17th century-present
After a work byAfter a drawing by
J. A. Davis
Dateabout 1835-1845
MediumMold-formed ironstone with underglaze blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (width x depth): 17 1/8 x 13 5/8in. (43.5 x 34.6cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of the heirs of Morgan B. Brainard
DescriptionLarge, oval, ironstone platter with transfer-printed underglaze cobalt blue borders and pattern titled, "State House, New Haven". The scene from New Haven, found on both sides of the platter, shows college buildings, spires, and a fenced-in green to the left, a tree-lined dirt road in the center, and a building with a portico supported by six columns on the right. At the far right is a two-story building with a tall, white spire in front. In the foreground, couples and small groups of people are walking in the road and looking at the buildings. The pattern is surrounded by a narrow border of repeating geometric shapes, then by the primary border at the rim. The primary border consists of four oval areas containing flowers, urns, landscape elements, leaves, and scrolls. These are connected by swags of flowers on a light blue field, as well as additional leaf and scroll elements.
The platter has overall scratches and crazing, as well as a significant loss to the glaze around the outer edge of the rim, where the glaze has been scratched or rubbed off. A relatively large area of the rim, above the pattern, has been repaired and repainted; this area is now a light yellow color.
The platter has overall scratches and crazing, as well as a significant loss to the glaze around the outer edge of the rim, where the glaze has been scratched or rubbed off. A relatively large area of the rim, above the pattern, has been repaired and repainted; this area is now a light yellow color.
Object number1961.12.6
MarkingsThere are two marks and three labels on the bottom of the platter. The first mark is transfer-printed in underglaze blue: the words "STATE HOUSE/ NEW HAVEN" are inside an irregularly-shaped grouping of scrolls and flowers. The second mark is the impressed number "16". The first label is rectangular and white, and has the name "Morgan/ B./ Brainard" hand-written in blue ink. The second label is printed on a white rectangular paper in blue ink. It reads "Phone Rhinelander 0347/ F. Noble CO./ ANTIQUE SHOP/ China and Glass repaired/ 789 Madison Ave./ New York". Below this, hand-written in pencil is "Sievid/ 11-12". The third label is oval with a red border. The letters "WB" are faintly hand-written in black ink on the label.NotesSubject Note: The probable source for this view of the New Haven green appears to be a print by Fenner, Sears & Co, based on a drawing by J. A. Davis, published in London in 1831. The buildings on the left are the Yale campus, and at the right is the State House, erected in 1828. At the extreme right is the North Congregational Church, built in 1815.Subject Terms
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