Plate
MakerMade by
Charles Meigh
English, 1835 - 1849
After a work byAfter a work by
William Henry Bartlett
British, 1809 - 1854
Date1838-1849
MediumMechanically-molded ironstone with underglaze cobalt blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 9 1/4in. (23.5cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionRound, ironstone plate with a transfer-printed pattern and border in a light, underglaze cobalt blue. The pattern, titled "College, New Haven" shows a tree-lined street running into the distance, slightly left of center. To the left of the street, a building with columns and a steeple is surrounded and nearly hidden by leafy trees. There is a low building with a portico supported by six columns, as well as a building with a steeple to the right of the road. In the foreground, a group of four people walk together. There is a young child standing in the road to the right, and additional individuals on the street that heads into the distance. The pattern is surrounded by a border that covers the entire lightly-ribbed rim. The border consists of garlands of intertwined flowers and leaves. The entire surface of the plate has scratches and crazing, which have all accumulated dirt or discolored to a light brown. There is a chip in the foot, and stronger spots of discoloration on the bottom of the plate.
Object number1950.289.0
MarkingsThere are five marks on the bottom of the plate. The first is a blue printed mark of an oval rock with flowers above and below. The series title is printed inside the rock, "AMERICAN CITIES/ AND/ SCENERY". Below the rock is the pattern name, "COLLEGE NEWHAVEN" [sic] and the maker's initials, "C.M." The second mark is an elongated, octagonal, impressed mark that is not clear enough to read. (Most likely, the mark was intended to be an impressed octagon with the words "IMPROVED/ STONE CHINA." inside. The elongated octagon has a double border with faintly impressed letters between, "MEIGH" at top and "HANLEY" below.)The remaining marks are: an impressed number, perhaps "11"; a blue printed number, perhaps "5"; and finally, a large, faint blue mark of the number "54", which was probably not original to the plate. The substance used to create the mark has mostly worn away, except where it has adhered to crazing in the surface of the glaze.NotesSubject Note: The source for this view is a drawing by William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854), engraved by J. Sands and published in London in 1838. This is part of the 'American Scenery' series by Charles Meigh. (Hunt 11/2/2004)
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