Enoch Wood & Sons
Dinner Plate

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Dinner Plate
Datec. 1820–1840
Place depictedNiagara, New York, United States
Made inBurslem, England
MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print
Dimensions10 1/8 in. diameter (25.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.63.24
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Ceramics Study Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionAfter the end of the War of 1812, English potters were eager to resume trade with the United States, producing wares that celebrated American heroes and victories. In the 1820s, pottery printed in blue with a range of American scenic and architectural views, as well as historical events and images of political and military figures became popular. Most of the images were copied from contemporary prints. A century later, American collectors, like Bayou Bend’s Miss Ima Hogg, eagerly sought the same pottery. This plate depicts Table Rock at Niagara Falls, a rock ledge jutting out from the edge of the falls that was used as an observation point.
Provenance[Elisabeth T. Babcock (1900–1985), Hark Away, Woodbury, Long Island]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, March 9, 1963; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions]
Marked in blue on bottom of plate: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" in banner with eagle and shield, with "TABLE ROCK/NIAGARA" below impressed: on underside of plate: "E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED" and "SEMI CHINA" around eagle

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