Ralph Stevenson
Coffeepot

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Maker Ralph Stevenson (British, 1776–1853, active c. 1810–1833)British, 1776–1853, active c. 1810–1833

ArtistDecoration after Capt. Basil Hall, R.N. (Scottish, 1788–1844)Scottish, 1788–1844

CultureEnglish

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Coffeepot

Datec. 1829–1832

Made inCobridge, England

Place depictedNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States

MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print

Dimensions11 1/8 × 10 1/8 × 6 in. (28.3 × 25.7 × 15.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Bill Porter in honor of Meredith J. Long at "One Great Night in November, 2010"

Object numberB.2010.17.A,.B

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Ceramics Study Room

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Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionWith the resumption of trade between Britain and America following the War of 1812, potteries in Staffordshire, England, produced an extensive array of ceramics embellished with American subject matter. In spite of its prominence, the city of New Orleans was only recorded twice by the Staffordshire potters. The source for the image on this coffeepot is a drawing made by Captain Basil Hall when he visited the city in 1828. The following year it was reproduced in his Forty Etchings from Sketches Made with the Camera Lucida in North America in 1827–1828 (London, 1829). Of the table forms recorded in this pattern, the coffeepot is the rarest and largest.
Provenance[The Stradlings, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
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