A black transfer printed whiteware plate. The vessel consists of two base sherds that bear the maker's mark of T. J. & J. Mayer of Longport, Burslem, Staffordshire. This "Rhone Scenery" design was likely created 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.
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Object number
460.54, 460.44
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Date made
1842 - 1855
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Decoration
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Color
Black
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Animals/objects
Plate
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Patterns
Printed, Line and Stipple
Romantic
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Category
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Class
Ceramic
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Functions
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Material
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Context
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Forms
Base/Body
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Ware types
Whiteware
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Techniques
Press Molded
