Cup Plate
This blue and white transfer-printed earthenware cup plate made by an unidentified Staffordshire firm features a pattern commonly called "Willow" accompanied by the inscription "YORKSHIRE / RELISH" on the rim. The Willow pattern was inspired by Chinese sources and was produced during the nineteenth century by over seventy different British potters who adopted the same basic design. The Yorkshire relish inscription on this particular version was an advertisement for pickle relish presumably produced in Yorkshire. Other plates by the same maker have been found inscribed "GOODALL'S/ YORKSHIRE RELISH." Goodall, Backhouse & Co. of Leeds, Yorkshire was a firm that advertised relish as "the most delicious sauce in the world." Refer to the Dictionary for a definition of the terms "cup plate" and "transfer printing."
Artwork Details
- Title:Cup Plate
- Date:ca. 1820–ca. 1860
- Geography:Made in Staffordshire, England
- Culture:British (American market)
- Medium:Earthenware, transfer-printed
- Dimensions:Diam. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
- Credit Line:Bequest of Constance R. Brown, 1939
- Object Number:40.150.318
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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