Collection Highlights
Walker's Appeal, In Four Articles
Date:
1829
Object Number:
LIB.E441.Box.W1784.W3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter: Texan Campaign
Object Number:
1961.295
Date:
1850-1878
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. ( 4.4 x 39.4 x 31.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: on base within medallion:"TEXXIAN CAMPAIGNE" and "J.B."
impressed: "14"
Description:
Molded oval pearlware platter with irregularly scalloped edge; transfer-printed decoration in brown with central vignette of victorious uniformed horseman with sword raised amidst battle; border with scalloped strapwork edge with military trophies, flower and female allegorical figures.
Gallery Label:
The "Texian Campaign" represents a battle in the Mexican War. The initials "J.B." may refer to James Broadhurst of Longton (and later Fenton), Staffordshire, who used this underglaze mark from 1862 to 1870.
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.
