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A blue transfer print pearlware plate with a scalloped edge and central scene of the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth surrounded by a border design consisting of ship medallions, eagles, and scrollwork.
plates (dishes)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
tin (metal)
pilgrims (people)
ships
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Earthenware
Tin Glazed
Transfer Printed
Pilgrims
Mayflower
Medallion
Ship
Plate, Food
One of many views related to the early United States and its history that appear in the online exhibit "Patriotic America."Several scenes quite similar to this one appear throughout New England, most produced on or near 1820, the 200th anniversary of the landing.
Impressed on bottom: "ENOCH WOOD & SONS/BURSLEM"
Paper label: "Pilgrim Fathers maker Wood No 12; condition, badly discolored size 6 1/2 inch flat $5.00"
Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845
Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)
Burslem, England, Staffordshire
1 2/8 (D), 8 3/8 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Samuel Cabot and Mrs. Henry Lyman
1936.769
Title Dinner plate Accession Number 1920.676
Title Salad plate Accession Number 1943.297
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