Name/Title
Serving BowlEntry/Object ID
2023.9.2Description
White ironstone ceramic serving bowl manufactured by Burgess & Campbell. "Warranted Superior."
Ironstone is a type stoneware, a vitreous (impermeable to water) pottery, known for its durability and strength. It also tends to be heavier than the other types of pottery: earthenware and porcelain.
Henry Speeler established the International Pottery in Trenton, NJ, in 1860, and in 1868 admitted to partnership his two sons, under the name of Henry Speeler & Sons. The Speeler Pottery Co. exhibited yellow and Rockingham ware at the Philadelphia Exposition in 1876. Edward Clark and James Carr purchased the Speeler works, and in 1879 organized the Lincoln Pottery Co. A mark was adopted, with the name of the firm, Carr & Clark, beneath. A few months later the style was changed, and the same mark was continued after the reorganization by the International Pottery Co. The names of Burgess & Campbell, their successors, were substituted. After the withdrawal of Mr. Campbell, the style became Burgess & Co.
The Mercer Pottery Co. was organized in Trenton, NJ, in 1868. James Moses, the head of the company, claims to have been the first to make semi‑porcelain ware in this country. The double shield mark, formerly used by this company, was the same as that employed by the firms of Carr & Clark and Burgess & Campbell. It was also used at the New York City Pottery by Mr. Carr, as will be seen. When the International Pottery Co. was organized in 1879 by Messrs. Carr and Clark, assisted by John and James Moses, the double shield was adopted as being an appropriate design for the name of the company, Mr. Clark being an English potter and James Moses an American. The same shapes were being made at the Mercer and International Potteries and the goods were interchangeable. Hence the same mark was used by each, the only difference being in the name printed beneath. In September of the same year Messrs. Burgess & Campbell bought the interest of Carr & Clark and substituted their names beneath the trade‑mark.Collection
Buchbinder CollectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
Burgess and CampbellDate made
1879 - circa 1900Time Period
19th CenturyPlace
City
Trenton, NJRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Bowl, CoveredNomenclature Primary Object Term
Bowl, ServingNomenclature Sub-Class
Serving VesselsNomenclature Class
Food Service T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsLocation
Location
Exhibit Room
China Cabinet, Mill Manager's Dining Room Exhibit* Untyped Location
Main Museum BuildingCategory
ExhibitDate
May 6, 2023Provenance
Provenance Detail
Buchninder, BrendaAcquisition Method
Donation, BBAcquisition Date
2023Created By
historian@millmuseum.orgCreate Date
May 6, 2023Updated By
historian@millmuseum.orgUpdate Date
May 6, 2023