Plate
This blue and white transfer-printed earthenware plate made by the Staffordshire firm of Anthony Shaw features a battle scene with an officer on horseback commanding his troops. It belongs to a series of seven views titled "Texian Campaigne [sic]" produced for the United States export market in about 1851 to commemorate the American victory in the Mexican War (1846–1848). The war began shortly after negotiations between the United States and Mexico fell apart over the purchase of the disputed territory of New Mexico.
Artwork Details
- Title:Plate
- Maker:Anthony Shaw (active ca. 1851–82)
- Date:ca. 1851
- Geography:Possibly made in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England; Possibly made in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Culture:British (American market)
- Medium:Earthenware, transfer-printed
- Dimensions:Diam. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
- Credit Line:Bequest of Mary Mandeville Johnston, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. S. Johnston, 1914
- Object Number:14.102.320
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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