Printed Whiteware Plate Base

A blue transfer printed whiteware base sherd from a flatware vessel. The underside of the plate shows a maker's mark reading "T.[J. & J. Mayer./ Floren[tine]." The vessel features a design likely created by John & Jos Mayer Thomas of Burslem, Staffordshire between 1842 and 1855. This series depicts a motif that became popular among English manufacturers with at least fourteen different firms making some version of a "Florentine" pattern. The central scene depicts a turreted castle set atop a hill. A nearby bridge traverses a river filled with sailboats, while a group of people observes the vista from atop a smaller hill.

• Object number

  763.03

• Date made

  1842 - 1855

• Decoration

  Printed

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Plate

• Patterns

  Printed, Line and Stipple

  Florentine

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Stadt Huys Block 554 - 763

• Forms

  Base

• Ware types

  Whiteware

• Techniques

  Press Molded