Castleton Pottery, plate, ca. 1976

Ceramic

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Castleton Pottery, plate, ca. 1976

Entry/Object ID

2021.012.006

Description

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”

Acquisition

Accession

2021.012

Source or Donor

Bradford, James

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

The James C. and Judith R. Bradford Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Maxwell. John Alan

Manufacturer

Castleton Studios

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Manufacturer's Mark

Location

On back

Transcription

‘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]”

Dimensions

Diameter

10-1/2 in

Material

Ceramic