Ralph & James Clews
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Maker Ralph & James Clews (English, 1814–1834)English, 1814–1834

CultureEnglish

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Plate

Datec. 1825–1834

Made inCobridge, England

Place depictedUnited States

MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print

Dimensions1 × 8 3/4 in. diameter (2.5 × 22.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.69.257

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Glazed Porch

On view

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

DescriptionThe Clews brothers produced a wide range of patterns, including a group of views known as the State Border series, sometimes called the America and Independence series. The series comprises fourteen views with the central images taken from the publication Marshall’s Select Views, in: Great Britain, &c. published by William Marshall in London from 1825 to 1828. This plate borrows from the copperplate engraving Belton House, Lincolnshire found in this publication. It is encircled by the names of fifteen states. Lady Justice is on the left holding a medallion with a portrait of George Washington; Lady Liberty is on the right.

ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1969.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed on front: WASHINGTON [in medallion] / JUSTICE [on left] / LIBERTY [on right] / AMERICA AND INDEPENDENCE [below figures] / [names of fifteen states around rim]

Marked on bottom: CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE [in outer circle around inner circle enclosing crown]

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