New Hall Porcelain Factory
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Makerpossibly New Hall Porcelain FactoryEnglish, active 1781–1835

CultureEnglish

Titles

Plate
Mount Vernon, the Seat of the Late Genl. G. Washington.

Datec. 1808–1825

Made inEngland

Place depictedMount Vernon, Virginia, United States

MediumHard-paste porcelain (bone china) with transfer print

Dimensions1 × 6 3/4 in. diameter (2.5 × 17.1 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Jas A. Gundry

Object numberB.2012.40

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThe design is based on William Russell Birch’s print of Mount Vernon’s east front published in 1808. In the right foreground, a man wearing a hat, jacket, pants, and shoes is holding the reins of a white horse.
ProvenanceJas A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed: Mount Vernon. Seat of the late Genl Washington.

Painted on the underside is "259" above a heart-shaped device below.
Label on bottom: "Wm. H. PLummer & Co., Ltd.,/New York City/ANTIQUE DEPT," with an inscription, "Newhall" and "C. 1800."

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