Enoch Wood & Sons
Platter

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

CultureEnglish

Titles

Platter
"Niagara from the American Side" pattern

Datec. 1825–1835

Made inBurslem, England

Place depictedNiagara, New York, United States

MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print

Dimensions14 5/8 × 11 5/8 in. (37.1 × 29.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.63.26

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Glazed Porch

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Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThe view of Niagara Falls on this platter was likely adapted from a drawing by Jacques Gérard Milbert (1766–1840) in Itinéraire pittoresque du fleuve Hudson et des parties latérales de l'Amerique du Nord (Paris, 1828–29).

Provenance[Samuel H. Laidacker (1904–1994), Bristol, Pennsylvania]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, April 18, 1963; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed on bottom of rim: E PLURIBUS UNUM [within ribbon] NIAGARA / FROM THE AMERICAN SIDE [within rectangle]

Marked on bottom: WOOD / 14

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