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for City Hall, New York
City Hall, New York
Artist
J & W Ridgway
(British, active 1814–1830)
Manufacturermanufactured by
Staffordshire Potteries
(British, founded 1720)
Date19th century
Mediumlead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Dimensions24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
MarkingsStamped on back in blue in escutcheon: BEAUTIES OF AMERICA/ CITY HALL/NEW YORK/ I. & W. RIDGWAY
Credit LineGift of Mrs. A. B. Llewellyn
Terms
Object number1945.10
DescriptionCity Hall, New York. Blue glaze, border of flowers and leaves. Stamped on back in blue.Label TextThe English county of Staffordshire had been the center of production for transfer print pottery since the mid-eighteenth century. Seeking to repair damaged trade relations with the United States following the War of 1812, British potteries appealed to growing American nationalism with American-themed earthenware. Such items gained popularity among American consumers throughout much of the early 1800s and typically depicted civic buildings and landscapes decorated with ornamental borders. American view pottery reveals the interconnectedness of the public and the domestic in the early Republic, stressing that national pride could be consumed in all spheres of American life in the nineteenth century.ProvenanceMrs. A. B. Llewellyn, Princeton, MA
On View
Not on view
Chinese
first half of the 8th century, Tang dynasty (618–906)
