Name/Title
Castleton Pottery, plate, ca. 1976Entry/Object ID
2021.012.006Description
Ceramic plate featuring battle scene with John Paul Jones in the center with a red and gold decorative border. . On back: ‘THE RIM OF THIS PLATE IS A REPLICA OF AN 18TH CENTURY DESIGN [in curved text] / [depiction of an eagle] / Revolutionary Eagle / John Paul Jones / Scotland 1747-1792 / The Early American Edition / Plate No. [blank] of an Edition of 1,976 from a / Painting by John Alan Maxwell / The Commemoratives Fine Arts Society / INCORPORATED / FOREST, VIRGINIA 24551 / “CASTLETON STUDIOS © / [around lyre] / MADE IN U.S.A. [in banner] / MEMORIALIZING THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICA [in curved text]” Also inscribed in gold paint: “Border – 1475 - #24 / Center – 1475 - #24”Collection
The James C. and Judith R. Bradford Collection, Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2021.012Source or Donor
Bradford, JamesAcquisition Method
DonationCredit Line
The James C. and Judith R. Bradford CollectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
Castleton StudiosInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's MarkLocation
On backTranscription
‘THE RIM OF THIS PLATE IS A REPLICA OF AN 18TH CENTURY DESIGN [in curved text] / [depiction of an eagle] / Revolutionary Eagle / John Paul Jones / Scotland 1747-1792 / The Early American Edition / Plate No. [blank] of an Edition of 1,976 from a / Painting by John Alan Maxwell / The Commemoratives Fine Arts Society / INCORPORATED / FOREST, VIRGINIA 24551 / “CASTLETON STUDIOS © / [around lyre] / MADE IN U.S.A. [in banner] / MEMORIALIZING THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICA [in curved text]”
