Plates
MakerMade by
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd.
English, 1895 - present
RetailerSold by
G. Fox and Co.
American, founded 1847
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Marie P. Coburn
Date1962
MediumMechanically-molded cream-colored earthenware with underglaze red decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 8 1/4in. (21cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Marie P. Coburn
DescriptionGroup of six cream-colored earthenware plates, a type of ceramic known as creamware. These plates are part of a larger group of tea and dinner wares consisting of one creamer (.1), a lidded sugar bowl (.2a-b), four teacups (.3-.6), six saucers (.7-.12), six bread-and-butter plates (.13-.18), seven dinner plates (.19-.25) and six smaller plates (.26-.31). The group of tea and dinner wares is decorated with the same red, underglaze, transfer-printed elements, generally a pattern and border. The pattern consists of a branch containing several of the same kind of flower, the mountain laurel. The border consists of a trailing vine with leaves, interrupted periodically by a cluster of five of these same flowers. Various ceramics in the set are decorated with a shield containing three vines on three trelisses.
Each of the six round plates has a narrow undulating rim, is decorated in the center with the pattern of flowers, and is surrounded by the flower and vine border at the rim. At the top of the rim, the border is interrupted by a shield containing three grapevines. At the bottom of the rim, the border is interrupted by a shield showing a wooden three-story house with two additions and two chimneys. The surfaces of the plates are lightly scratched and have some light water stains.
Each of the six round plates has a narrow undulating rim, is decorated in the center with the pattern of flowers, and is surrounded by the flower and vine border at the rim. At the top of the rim, the border is interrupted by a shield containing three grapevines. At the bottom of the rim, the border is interrupted by a shield showing a wooden three-story house with two additions and two chimneys. The surfaces of the plates are lightly scratched and have some light water stains.
Object number1998.69.0.26-.31
MarkingsEach plate has the same red printed marks on the bottom, starting with, "CONNECTICUT LAUREL/ Designed especially for/ G. Fox & Co." Below this are two additional circular printed marks. On the left is, "WEDGWOOD/ of ETRURIA/ & BARLASTON/ MADE IN ENGLAND". On the right is, "ENGRAVED BY THE/ WEDGWOOD STUDIOS". These words circle two engraver's tools superimposed on a square.Then, each plate has an impressed mark of "WEDGWOOD" with a separate code below, which differs from plate to plate. These are:
Plate (.26): "9 V 62".
Plate (.27): "10 V 62".
Plate (.28): "10 V 62".
Plate (.29): "9 V 62".
Plate (.30): "9 V 62".
Plate (.31): "6 R 62".NotesSubject Note: The flower printed in the pattern and border on this set of creamware is the mountain laurel, the state flower of Connecticut. The shield containing three grapevines is the emblem of the State of Connecticut.
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- G. Fox & Co.
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