Plate
ca. 1824–ca. 1846
Medium
Earthenware, transfer-printed
Dimensions
Diam. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
Classification
Plate
Culture
British (American market)
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mary Mandeville Johnston, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. S. Johnston, 1914
Accession Number
14.102.290
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant earthenware plate, produced by the renowned British firm Enoch Wood & Sons between 1824 and 1846, exemplifies the vibrant transferware popular in early 19th-century America. With a diameter of 9⅜ inches, it was crafted for the American market, reflecting the era's booming transatlantic trade in affordable, decorative ceramics. Displayed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Wing, it entered the collection through the be of Mary Mandeville in 1914. -printing, the plate's key technique, involved etching designs onto tissue paper, inking them, and pressing them onto unfired clay befor...