Plate
This pink and white transfer-printed earthenware plate made by the Staffordshire firm of Job & John Jackson features a view of the Girard Bank located at 116 South Third Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bank was built from 1795 to 1797 after designs by Philadelphia architect Samuel Bodgett, Jr. (1757–1814) for use as the first Federal Bank of the United States and is the oldest bank building in America. After the federal government's charter expired in 1881, local merchant and philanthropist Stephen Girard (1750–1831) purchased the building in 1812 for his own private bank, which became known as the Girard Bank until it failed in 1842. The bank later reopened as Girard National Bank of Philadelphia, a state-chartered bank that occupied the building until 1926. Jackson's view of the Girard Bank was based on a drawing by English-born New York artist Charles Burton (active ca. 1819–1842) engraved by Fenner, Sears & Co. and reproduced as "Stephen Girard's Bank, Philadelphia" in John Howard Hinton's "The History and Topography of the United States of North America" (London 1830 and 1832). Jackson included the view in its "American Scenery” series consisting of approximately thirty-two American views manufactured for the United States export market with a border of floral bouquets and blossoms, C-scrolls and an outer beaded band. The American Wing's collection contains additional pieces from the same series, as well as original woks by Burton. Refer to the Dictionary for a definition of the term "transfer printing" and for information about Jackson.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate
- Maker: Job & John Jackson (active 1831–35)
- Date: ca. 1831–ca. 1835
- Geography: Made in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Culture: British (American market)
- Medium: Earthenware, transfer-printed
- Dimensions: Diam. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Mandeville Johnston, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. S. Johnston, 1914
- Object Number: 14.102.312
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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Job & John Jackson (active 1831–35)
ca. 1831–ca. 1835
Job & John Jackson (active 1831–35)
ca. 1831–ca. 1835
Job & John Jackson (active 1831–35)
ca. 1831–ca. 1835
Job & John Jackson (active 1831–35)
ca. 1831–ca. 1835
Job & John Jackson (active 1831–35)
ca. 1831–ca. 1835
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