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.”Acquisition
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.”
