Plate
ca. 1822–ca. 1836
Medium
Earthenware, transfer-printed
Dimensions
Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Classification
Plate
Culture
British (American market)
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Constance R. Brown, 1939
Accession Number
40.150.323
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming small plate, crafted by British potter Joseph Stubbs around 1822–1836, exemplifies the refined transfer-printed earthenware popular during the early nineteenth century. Measuring just over three inches in diameter, the piece features delicate landscape and house motifs transferred onto the surface—a technique that allowed for precise, repeatable designs on affordable ceramics. Stubbs’s work reflects the technical innovations of Staffordshire potteries, where engraved copper plates were used to print patterns onto paper before applying them to the clay, creating crisp imagery that...