Plate
This blue and white transfer-printed earthenware plate made by the Staffordshire firm of Enoch Wood & Sons features a view of the Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built from 1812 to 1824 in the neoclassical style after designs by Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff (1774–1847), the Fairmount Water Works were among the first hydraulic-powered pumping systems in the United States and among the most significant American engineering achievements of their time.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate
- Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (British, active Burslem, 1818–46)
- Date: ca. 1824–ca. 1846
- Geography: Made in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Culture: British (American market)
- Medium: Earthenware, transfer-printed
- Dimensions: Diam. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Mandeville Johnston, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. S. Johnston, 1914
- Object Number: 14.102.290
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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Enoch Wood & Sons (British, active Burslem, 1818–46)
19th century
Enoch Wood & Sons (British, active Burslem, 1818–46)
19th century
Enoch Wood & Sons (British, active Burslem, 1818–46)
19th century
Probably made at Enoch Wood & Sons (British, active Burslem, 1818–46) (factory)
19th century
Enoch Wood & Sons (British, active Burslem, 1818–46)
19th century
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