American Independence Plate

Maker James Clews (English)

Maker Ralph Clews (English)

CultureEnglish

Date1820s

MediumTransfer-printed earthenware

DimensionsOverall: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)

InscribedOn bottom with impresses crown within double circle enclosing "Clews Warranted Staffordshire"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. William Graham

Object number57.58.2

Not on view

DescriptionFifteen states plate with deep blue transfer, center has picture of two and three story house, cows in foreground and two figures at left.

Label TextJames and Ralph Clewes, Cobridge England American Independence Plate, (English, 1820s) Transfer-printed earthenware Gift of Mrs. William Graham, 57.58.2 Exhibition History"First in the Hearts of His Countrymen: America Remembers George Washington 1732-1799," Chrysler Museum of Art, Nov. 23, 1999 - Summer 2001.