Name/Title

Platter

Entry/Object ID

186

Acquisition

Notes

Date: 1905 Credit Line: Purchased by The Drexel Collection (formerly the Drexel Museum) Means of Accession: University Purchase (museum) Source: Syracuse, New York

Made/Created

Artist

William Adams

Date made

circa 1815 - 1830

Place

State

Staffordshire

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

10-3/8 in

Length

13-1/4 in

Material

Earthenware (pearlware), lead glaze, underglaze transfer-printed

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

Transfer-printed wares, like these two pieces, were first developed in England in the 1750s. The process involves transfering a printed design from a thin sheet of gelatin or tissue paper onto a biscuit-fired ceramic. This technique allowed manufacturers to create repeated, standardized designs. Blue was the most common color of transferwares, but a wide range of colors was available.