Dinner Plate

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Maker Job and John Jackson(English, 1831–c. 1848)English, 1831–c. 1848

CultureEnglish

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Dinner Plate
The President's House, Washington

Datec. 1831–1843

Place depictedWashington, District of Columbia, United States

Made inBurslem, England

MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print

Dimensions1 1/8 × 10 1/4 in. diameter (2.9 × 26 cm)

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

Object numberB.2012.42

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

DescriptionIdentified as the President’s House, this early view of the White House, engraved by J. Andrew after a work by H. Brown, c. 1830, is after a black and white line engraving depicting a Greek Revival-style building with two stories and a lower level. The image, a view during the Jackson presidency, features the South Portico and curved paths framed by brick walls.
ProvenanceJas A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 2012.
Published References Ellouise Baker Larsen, American Historical Views on Staffordshire China (New York, 1975), pp.165–66. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

sepia transfer-printed on underside "The/ Presidents House/ Washington./ JACKSONS WARRANTED"

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