Coalport Porcelain Manufactory
Dinner Plate

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MakerPossibly Coalport Porcelain Manufactory (English, 1795–1926)English, 1795–1926

Makeror possibly Derby Porcelain Manufactory , Robert Bloor Period

EngraverAfter designs by William Henry Bartlett (English, 1809–1854)English, 1809–1854

CultureEnglish

Titles

Dinner Plate

Datec. 1840–1850

Possible placeDerby, England

Possible placeCoalport, England

MediumSoft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding

Dimensions1 × 9 1/4 in. diameter (2.5 × 23.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Mrs. Junius Estill

Object numberB.89.17.3

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThis plate features a view of Niagara Falls. The image was adapted from a work by the English artist William Henry Bartlett, who traveled to the United States to record scenic views that were later engraved and published in American Scenery: or Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature.
Provenance[The Stradlings, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscription: Painted in script on underside, center: "The Horse Shoe Fall, Niagara with/the Tower"

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