Coalport Porcelain Manufactory
Compote

Public Domain

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MakerPossibly Coalport Porcelain Manufactory(English, 1795–1926)English, 1795–1926

Makeror possibly Derby Porcelain Manufactory, Robert Bloor Period

EngraverAfter designs by William Henry Bartlett(English, 1809–1854)English, 1809–1854

CultureEnglish

Titles

Compote

Datec. 1840–1850

Place depictedWeehawken, New Jersey, United States

Possible placeDerby, England

Possible placeCoalport, England

MediumSoft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding

Dimensions7 1/4 × 13 × 11 1/2 in. (18.4 × 33 × 29.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Nina and Michael Zilkha in memory of Jack McGregor

Object numberB.2002.3

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Ceramics Study Room

Exposé

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThis compote features a view along the Hudson River near Weehawken, New Jersey. The image was adapted from a work by the English artist William Henry Bartlett, who traveled to the United States to record scenic views that were later engraved and published in American Scenery: or Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature.
Provenance[Fenichell Basmajian, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Art Across America," National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea, February 4–May 19, 2013; Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea, June 17–September 1, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed on the underside of the foot: Villa on The Hudson, near Weekanken. America. / 1/397

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