Artist/Maker Enoch Wood & Sons (active 1818-1846)

Soup plate: City of Albany

1820-1846

Place madeEngland

Earthenware

Overall: 1 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 25.4 cm )

Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976

INV.14371

DescriptionMolded pearlware soup plate with blue transfer printed decoration depicting three cows in foreground, overlooking river with boats and city of Albany beyond; the soup plate has a shell border with a circular center.

Markingsprinted: on back: American eagle and shield with "E PLURIBUS UNUM" on banner above and "CITY OF ALBANY/ STATE OF NEW YORK" below impressed: on the back: "L", as is the maker's mark which is circular and says "E. WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRRANTED" and "SEMI CHINA". There is an eagle depicted at the center of the stamp.

ClassificationsCERAMICS