Name/Title
Shenango Pottery Co., plate, New Castle, Pa., ca. 1937Entry/Object ID
2021.012.007Description
Ceramic plate with transfer-printed scene in purple of the Bonhomme Richard and Serapis and with slightly raised, molded edge. Diam. 10 ¾ in. Marked on back: “MADE BY / SHENANGO POTTERY CO. / NEW CASTLE, PA. / [with “1” in a circle].” Legend on back, within border of militaria, reads in all caps: “THE BON HOMME / RICHARD AND THE SERAPIS / THE BON HOMME RICHARD, UNDER JOHN PAUL JONES, CAPTURED / THE BRITISH SHIP, SERAPIS, CAPTAIN RICH- / ARD PEARSON, OFF THE COAST OF ENGLAND / ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1778, AFTER A HARD FIGHT AT / NIGHT. WITH HIS SHIP AFIRE AND SINKING, /JONES RETORTED TO A SUGGESTION TO SURREN- / DER, ‘I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT.’ THIS / SCENE IS AFTER THE ENGRAVING BY T. PELTRO / PUBLISHED DECEMBER 1, 1781. IT IS NUMBER ONE / OF A SERIES OF TWELVE AMERICAN NAVAL / PRINTS FROM THE MABEL BRADY GARVAN COL- / LECTION REPRODUCED BY SPECIAL PERMIS- / SION UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE AMER- / ICAN LEGION AUXILIARY IN COMMEMORA- / TION OF THE FOUNDING AND / EARLY EXPLOITS OF THE / UNITED STATES / NAVY.”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
Shenango Pottery Co.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's MarkLocation
On backTranscription
“MADE BY / SHENANGO POTTERY CO. / NEW CASTLE, PA. / [with “1” in a circle].” Type
InscriptionLocation
On backTranscription
“THE BON HOMME / RICHARD AND THE SERAPIS / THE BON HOMME RICHARD, UNDER JOHN PAUL JONES, CAPTURED / THE BRITISH SHIP, SERAPIS, CAPTAIN RICH- / ARD PEARSON, OFF THE COAST OF ENGLAND / ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1778, AFTER A HARD FIGHT AT / NIGHT. WITH HIS SHIP AFIRE AND SINKING, /JONES RETORTED TO A SUGGESTION TO SURREN- / DER, ‘I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT.’ THIS / SCENE IS AFTER THE ENGRAVING BY T. PELTRO / PUBLISHED DECEMBER 1, 1781. IT IS NUMBER ONE / OF A SERIES OF TWELVE AMERICAN NAVAL / PRINTS FROM THE MABEL BRADY GARVAN COL- / LECTION REPRODUCED BY SPECIAL PERMIS- / SION UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE AMER- / ICAN LEGION AUXILIARY IN COMMEMORA- / TION OF THE FOUNDING AND / EARLY EXPLOITS OF THE / UNITED STATES / NAVY.”
