Name/Title
Platter, 10"Entry/Object ID
2022.2.4.13Description
This 10-inch beige oval platter bears the trademark "Stone China by J.W. & Sons."
The British potter Charles James Mason patented the term "Ironstone" in 1813. Ironstone was patented by the British potter Charles James Mason in 1813. Mason established a partnership with Thomas Wolfe and John Lucock in Liverpool and later with George Wolfe to manufacture pottery in Staffordshire.
J. W. Pankhurst was a manufacturer of stone china and ironstone pottery in Staffordshire, England, and later took over the pottery of William Ridgway of the Ridgway Potteries. Between 1850 - 1851, the pottery operated as "J. W. Pankhurst" successfully until its bankruptcy in 1882 and subsequent sale to Johnson Bros.
Ironstone ware was manufactured in the U.S. in the 1850s. While undecorated tableware was most prevalent, agricultural designs, such as wheat, soon became popular and were known as "farmers" or "threshers" china. However, plain white ironstone was the most widely marketed in the U.S. until the end of the 19th century.Location
Building
Floyd Lower Log CabinOhio State Park
Beaver Creek State Park
