Enoch Wood & Sons
Tureen with Underplate

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Maker Enoch Wood & Sons (British, 1818–1846)British, 1818–1846

Artistafter Alexander Robertson (American, born Scotland, 1772–1841)American, born Scotland, 1772–1841

CultureEnglish

Titles

Tureen with Underplate

Datec. 1825–1835

Place depictedNew York, United States

Place depictedNew Jersey, United States

Place depictedNew York, United States

Made inBurslem, England

MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print

DimensionsCovered Tureen: 6 1/4 × 8 × 4 3/4 in. (15.9 × 20.3 × 12 cm)
Underplate: 3/4 × 7 7/8 × 6 1/8 in. (1.9 × 20 × 15.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, given in honor of O. B. Dyer's 30th anniversary at Bayou Bend

Object numberB.95.7.1,.2

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Glazed Porch

On view

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

DescriptionEnoch Wood has been called the "Father of English Pottery." His American themes number close to one hundred, surpassing the output of any of his competitors. His sauce tureen offered diners a mini-excursion through the landscape north of New York City. The lid is entitled "Hudson River View," the undertray "Pass in the Catskill Mountains" and the tureen's body depicts "Passaic Falls, State of New Jersey." These views are based on drawings by the New York artist Alexander Robertson (1772–1841), who taught at the Columbian Academy of Painting and was a regular exhibitor at the American Academy.

Provenance[David Lackey Antiques, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1995.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed on bottom of underplate: PASS IN THE / CATSKILL MOUNTAINS [below eagle]

Marked on bottom: E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED / SEMI-CHINA [in outer circle around inner circle enclosing eagle]

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