Pearlware plate

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Date:1804 - 1818 (c.)

Description:Pearlware dark blue printed plate with transfer printed illustrartion of the State House, Boston. Diameter 245mm. This pattern is based on a sketch by Dobbins, 'Boston Common in 1804'. The corner-stone of the Boston State House was laid in 1795 by the Governor, Samuel Adams. The State House was made of brick, with wooden columns in front. The dome was painted yellow and the walls were coloured to imitate Portland stone.


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1760s
Block mould and jelly mould
Block mould and jelly mould

White salt-glazed stoneware. Height of block mould 50mm These moulds are hexagonal ...

1780s
Pearlware figure of Priapus and a Maenad
Pearlware figure of Priapus and a Maenad

Pearlware over-glaze painted figure, height 580mm . Priapus, the son of Dionysus ...

1810s
Shell-edged Soup Plate
Shell-edged Soup Plate

Pearlware shell-edged soup plate, diameter 250mm. This pearlware soup plate has ...

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Source: Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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