Ralph & James Clews
Plate

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Plate
Datec. 1825–1834
Place depictedUnited States
Made inCobridge, England
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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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
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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