Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup and saucer
Object name
Cup and saucer
Date
1825-1830
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
cup: 2 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. ( 7 x 11.1 cm )
saucer: 1 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 17.1 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware cup and saucer with dark blue transfer print of Lafayette at Franklin's tomb; cup with slightly flared rim and circular foot, floral border on interior, exterior with scene of figure at tomb inscribed "Franklin"; deep saucer with same transfer print.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.225ab
Marks
impressed: on underside of saucer: "E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED" and "SEMICHINA" around eagle
Gallery Label
Fanciful tombs and grave sites of American heroes were popular subjects on historic blue Staffordshire. This printed image is exactly the same as another Enoch Wood & Sons view of Lafayette mourning Washington, except the name on the tomb is changed.
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
