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Blue transfer-print pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Eagle and floral border around Schuylkill River's Upper Ferry Bridge scene.
plates (dishes)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
floral patterns
scrolls (motifs)
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Earthenware
Transfer Printed
River
Eagle
Scroll
Flower
Classical Figure
Wagon
Bridge
Plate, Food
One of many views of the early United States highlighted in the online exhibit "Patriotic America."
"Upper Ferry Bridge/over the/River Schuylkill" (Printed on bottom:)
"STUBBS" (Maker / Impressed on bottom)
Subject Upper Ferry Bridge,
Schuylkill River
Upper Ferry Bridge
Stubbs, Joseph (Maker)
Burslem, England, Staffordshire
1 (D), 8 3/4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Charles I. Thayer
1920.632
County of Staffordshire (England, United Kingdom) [county]
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