Gravy boat w/ lid (Trinity Hall, Cambridge); tray (Christ Church); and ladel

Object Number: 
1961.335a-d
Date: 
ca. 1814-1830
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 x 9 x 6 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 22.9 x 16.5 cm ) Part (ladle): 6 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 5 in. (16.5 x 9.2 x 12.7 cm) Part
Marks: 
printed: beaneath tureen: "Trinity Hall/Cambridge/J &W Ridgway" printed: beneath plate: "OPAQUE CHINA/Christ Church/ Oxford/ J &W Ridgway"
Description: 
Oval pearlware tureen with acanthus leaf tab handles; lid with cabbage finial; oval plate; ladle with circular bowl and curved, tapering handle; dark blue transfer printed gothic- revival architecture of Oxford and Cambridge Universities and flower and pastoral medallion borders.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Provenance: 
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group