Plate
MakerMade by
T.& J. Mayer
English
Original OwnerOriginally owned by the
Smith family
Dateabout 1835
MediumMechanically-molded buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze and overglaze red enamel decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 6 3/8in. (16.2cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Howard B. Haylett
DescriptionRound plate of buff-colored earthenware with a light blue-tinted glaze, a type of ceramic known as pearlware. The plate has a lightly scalloped rim and is decorated with an overglaze transfer-printed, red enamel pattern. The pattern, titled, "Canova", shows a red urn sitting on a low, square pedestal, slightly to the left of center. On the right is a body of water, with a boat floating in it, and several buildings on the shore in the middle distance. Trees, ferns, and foliage decorate the landscape between the buidings, water, and urn. The pattern is surrounded by a brief area of white, then a border of pointed arches and geometric floral embellishments. The border on the rim of the plate consists of eight panels of two different alternating designs. One design has a red background with a line of flowers, and the other design shows an urn on a pedestal with a boat floating in water to the right.
The entire plate has crazing and considerable but uneven yellow discoloration.
The entire plate has crazing and considerable but uneven yellow discoloration.
Object number1973.42.7
MarkingsThere is one mark on the bottom of the plate: a red, overglaze, transfer-printed mark consists of a griffin standing over an oval area, with the pattern name, "CANOVA" inside. Below is the name and location of the manufacturer, "T. & J. MAYER, STOKE UPON TRENT". The plate may bear an additional mark of the impressed number "11", or this could just be an indentation in the surface of the ceramic.On View
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