Royal Staffordshire Pottery, souvenir plate (Warner House), England, mid 20th century
Entry/Object ID
2023.019.001
Description
Small pink and white souvenir plate with slightly raised rim featuring at center an image of the Warner House with text below; floral border with rope edging.
Acquisition
Accession
2023.019
Source or Donor
Sawtelle, Caryl
Acquisition Method
Donation
Credit Line
Jean and Joseph Sawtelle Collection
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Royal Staffordshire Pottery
Time Period
20th Century
Place
City
Stoke-On-Trent
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Europe
Continent
Europe
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Location
On front, below image
Transcription
“THE WARNER HOUSE 1716 / PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE.” On back: “THE WARNER HOUSE
PLATE [in banner, above] WARNER HOUSE, 1716 / PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE / A REGISTERED NATIONAL LANDMARK. / BUILT BY
ARCHIBALD MACPHEADRIS AND LATER / FOR MANY YEARS THE HOME OF HIS DAUGHTER / MARY, AND HER HUSBAND, JONATHAN
WARNER. / UNIQUE MURAL PAINTINGS AND MARBLEIZED PANELLING. / FINE FURNITURE AND PORTRAITS, LIGHTNING ROAD / INSTALLED
BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. [on scroll].”
Modern paper sticker with blue edge at t
Type
Manufacturer's Mark
Location
On back
Transcription
Modern paper sticker with blue edge at top applied to back, reading “SAWTELLE [typed] 11. [in ink]”
Marks: “Old English Staffordshire Ware [in script] / JONROTH / ENGLAND” [in crowned circle with initials at center] / MADE IN
STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND / AT THE / ROYALSTAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY / ESTABLISHED IN 1750 / IMPORTED EXCLUSIVELY FOR / THE
WARNER HOUSE ASSOCIATION / PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE.”
Description: small pink and white souvenir plate with slightly raised rim f
