Printed Whiteware Plate Rim

A 9.5-inch black transfer printed whiteware plate. The vessel consists of two mended rim sherds. This "Rhone Scenery" design was likely created by T. J. & J. Mayer of Longport, Burslem, Staffordshire between 1842 and 1855. This series depicted Romantic views of the Rhone River, which begins in Switzerland and passes through Lake Geneva and France into the Mediterranean. The rim uses a repeating motif of scrolls, horizontal lines, and both floral and botanical motifs.

• Object number

  432.01

• Date made

  1842 - 1855

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 9.5 inches

• Decoration

  Printed

• Color

  Black

• Animals/objects

  Plate

• Patterns

  Printed, Line and Stipple

  Romantic

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Stadt Huys Block 554 - 432

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Whiteware

• Techniques

  Press Molded