Name/Title
PICTURESQUE VIEWS, NEAR FISHKILL, HUDSON RIVEREntry/Object ID
VC.2016.3Description
Black transferware on cream body; deeply-recessed; scalloped edge with raised dot pattern; center image: in foreground, at right, steep hillside; at center, road which extends to the middle of picture and is lost around bend of hill at right, shrubs each side of the road; at left, high bank with tree on summit, near curve of road at left, fence extends along river; two men stand near feance; middle distance, at right, on hill, large one-story cabin-like building with few windows, foliage at rear; center, on bank at right, house and trees; river disappears around ledge at left; background: at left, small Palladian-style building at water's edge; left and center, mountains; wide, ornate border that spills over into recess; pairs of pheasant-like birds perched on zigzag band of border, large roses, scrolls, grapes and flowers of differing scales; one leaf of rose abruptly cut off at upper left; on reverse shifted 180-degrees; partially incomplete image of riverfront with sailboat, foliage; within rocky outcropping: "Picturesq[u]e Views/Nr Fishkill/Hudson River"; at right, underglaze: "2"; impressed stamp in riverfront motif, 8-point star.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
James ClewsAttribution
MakerArtist
Ralph ClewsAttribution
MakerArtist
William Guy WallAttribution
ArtistArtist
John HillAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
Henry I. Megarey, R. & J. ClewsDate made
circa 1829 - 1834Inscription/Signature/Marks
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View Near FishkillDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
10-1/2 inWidth
10-1/2 inDepth
1-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (26.7 x 26.7 x 3.2 cm)Condition
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Remarks: Wear to glaze and marks consistent with use, especially to outer edge at 3:00 and 6:00; small chip/firing mark on inner lip of recess at 3:00; dot pattern in low relief at 3:00; firing marks and raised accretions in glaze on back overall, especially in overhanging edge at 6:00 and 8:00 and within foot.Relationships
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910.2 H78 - Book - RelatedGeneral Notes
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Curatorial RemarksNote
When presented to HHV, the object bore a label from David M. Parsons:
"Picturesque Views -- Near Fishkill -- Hudson River"
James and Ralph Clews
Staffordshire, England, c. 1829-1836
From Plate No XVI, "View Near Fishkill," from "The Hudson River Portfolio,"
by John Hill and William Guy Wall, c. 1821-1828
Presented to Historic Hudson Valley on June 16, 2016 by David M. Parsons, a great, great grandson of James Clews, upon his retirement as Director of Finance & Administration
Image on the plate is taken from Plate 16 "View Near Fishkill" of The Hudson River Port Folio, also in the collection of Historic Hudson Valley.
Similar pieces from this set of stoneware were on loan from a dealer (Post Road Gallery of Larchmont, New York) and included The Hudson River Port Folio exhibition at Boscobel in Summer-Fall 2014, in a show which included HHV's bound edition of the work. A image of a platter from the set is included in the catalog (and according to David, the same platter was included in the Art & The Empire City exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art).
A similar plate is in the collection of Winterthur.
These plates were made with blue-and-white and black-and-white transfer decoration, with the black-and-white being of earlier manufacture. [Jessa J. Krick, Collections Manager, 6/27/2016].Note Type
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Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative OfficeNote Type
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