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for Park Theatre, New York
Park Theatre, New York
Artist
Ralph Stevenson & Williams
(British, active 1820s)
Artist
Staffordshire Potteries
(British, founded 1720)
Date19th century
Mediumlead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Dimensions25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. A. B. Llewellyn
Terms
Object number1945.12
DescriptionPark Theatre, R.S.W. New York. Blue glaze, border of oak leaves. Stamped in blue on back; on riband PARK THEATRE/RSW/NEW YORK.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)
