Platter
This pink and white transfer-printed earthenware platter made by the Staffordshire firm of William Adams & Sons features a view of the United States arsenal built in 1796 in the historic town of Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. The town is situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Robert Harper, who ran a ferry across the Potomac, settled the town in 1747. By the mid-nineteenth century Harper's Ferry was an important arms-producing center also famous for its picturesque scenery.
Artwork Details
- Title: Platter
- Maker: William Adams & Sons (British, active ca. 1819–present)
- Date: ca. 1834–ca. 1864
- Geography: Made in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Culture: British (American market)
- Medium: Earthenware, transfer-printed
- Dimensions: W. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Abraham Lansing, 1910
- Object Number: 10.57.36
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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William Adams & Sons (British, active ca. 1819–present)
ca. 1830–ca. 1840
William Adams & Sons (British, active ca. 1819–present)
19th century
William Adams & Sons (British, active ca. 1819–present)
ca. 1834–ca. 1864
William Adams & Sons (British, active ca. 1819–present)
ca. 1830–ca. 1864
William Adams & Sons (British, active ca. 1819–present)
ca. 1830–ca. 1864
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