Enoch Wood & Sons
Platter

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
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
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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