Dale Hall Pottery
Soup Tureen

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Maker Dale Hall Pottery(English)English

Factory owner T. J. & J. Mayer(English, 1843–1855)English, 1843–1855

CultureEnglish

Titles

Soup Tureen

Datec. 1853

Made inBurslem, England

MediumLead-glazed earthenware

Dimensions13 7/8 × 14 1/4 × 11 in. (35.2 × 36.2 × 27.9 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Lester H. Smith in honor of Harry H. Cullen at "One Great Night in November, 1994"

Object numberB.94.13.A,.B

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Ceramics Study Room

Exposé

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionEnglish potters T. J. and J Mayer noted that they were participants in the Exhibition of the Industries of All Nations in 1853–54. This tureen, featuring an American eagle clutching a shield, arrows, and an olive branch on its cover, was clearly designed with American customers in mind.
Provenance[James M. Labaugh Antiques, White Plains, New York], a dealer exhibiting at The Theta Charity Antiques Show, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"A Present from the Staffordshire Potteries," Theta Charity Antiques Show of Houston, George R. Brown Convention Center, September 23–26, 2004.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed on the underside of lid and body:"T.J.& J.MAYER/DALE.HALL/POTTERY./LONGPORT./STAFFORDSHIRE" (in a shield flanked by two women) and "AMERICAN EXHIBITION 1853" (in a ribbon below shield)

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