Enoch Wood & Sons
Dinner Plate

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

CultureEnglish

Titles

Dinner Plate

Datec. 1825–1835

Made inBurslem, England

Place depictedNiagara, New York, United States

MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print

Dimensions10 in. diameter (25.4 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.58.125

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Glazed Porch

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

DescriptionAfter the end of the War of 1812, English potters were eager to resume trade with the United States, producing wares that celebrated American heroes and victories. In the 1820s, pottery printed in blue with a range of American scenic and architectural views, as well as historical events and images of political and military figures became popular. Most of the images were copied from contemporary prints. A century later, American collectors, like Bayou Bend’s Miss Ima Hogg, eagerly sought the same pottery. This plate depicts Table Rock at Niagara Falls, a rock ledge jutting out from the edge of the falls that was used as an observation point. The print source is a watcolor by Paul Svinin reproduced in An Essay at a Picturesque Voyage in North America published in St. Petersburg, about 1815.

Provenance[Julia Snow, Greenfield, Massachusetts]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 27, 1958; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed on back: E PLURIBUS UNUM [in a ribbon above an eagle] / TABLE ROCK / NIAGARA [in a rectangle] / 2

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