Staffordshire transferware sugar bowl in tureen form. Octagonal rounded body (A) sits on a pedestal; two molded applied handles at sides. Conforming domed lid (B) has cutout at one side for spoon and a molded finial on top. Black transfer pattern is a landscape with palatial buildings, trees, vegetation and distant mountains. Border is scroll design with narrow band of quatrefoil flowers and edged with Gothic crockets. Underside marked with pattern name "Missouri" above "B & S." A prominent English registry mark indicates the manufacture date of June 5, 1850.
Small molded transferware plate, hand-painted. White-bodied plate has recessed bottom with light green transfer decoration of a woman spinning outdoors near a house, two gentlemen, two small sheep and cow. Surrounding scene is "Fly pleasure and it will follow you. The diligent spinner as a large shift./ Now I have a Sheep & Cow every body bids me good morrow." A flaring rim is slightly hexagonal with scalloped edge painted with red lustre. Raised leafage and swagged beading have underglaze bright paint colors with alternating red, yellow, blue and green.
Provenance
Descent to Sarah Muench from family (likely Aunt Alice Potter Fordney, an antiques dealer).
Glazed soft paste porcelain Gaudy Welsh sugar bowl (A) with lid (B). Handpainted inverted tulips of red and yellow are interspersed with 3 large, dominating deep blue scalloped motifs decorated with copper lustre painted floral decoration. Squat pot-bellied body sits on a low squarish pedestal with scalloped edging. Two molded angular applied handles. Top has round mouth with flared collar extends outward. Domed lid has squarish molded knob finial. Darkened remnant of paper sticker with blurred writing, perhaps "-caster/ --ea set/ --1825."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Small molded sugar bowl (A) with fitted lid (B), of white-bodied china. Bulbous pear shaped body has leaf molded exterior and four sagging lobes that bulge at the base. Two applied rustic handles. Decorated with dark blue on upper 1/3 of bowl. Gold-painted highlights on one side only, on handles and embossed leaves at sides. On side of body in stamped, gold lettering is: "Souvenir/ of/ Lancaster/ Pa."
Fitted, domed lid (B) is molded with foliate inspiration with rustic handle/finail.
Stamped underneath in gold is a crown over shield witht the monogram of "TGC"(?) The number "12" also stamped in gold.
Provenance
Donor believes this set was purchased at Woolworth's store in Lancaster.
Sugar bowl with lid, hard-paste eathenware has white clay body hand-decorated with cobalt blue. Squat, bulbous body sits on foot ring; pot-belly sides have a large beaded shoulder leading to a narrowed neck and finishing with an outward flaring rim w/ coggled edge. Four or five blue bands painted while on the wheel and remainder painted freehand. Bulbous section alternates with two different leaf designs suspended from the blue-painted shoulder bead. Large round dots are spaced between each leaf. Coggled edge is blue and top of rim has a leaf form painted in two rows. The domed lid has a bee skep finial painted blue, a wide blue strip at botom edge of lid and four leaves in mid-section of same two designs as on bulbous body. Clear glaze over all.
Small "S" impressed underneath at side, perhaps signifying the potter.
Good 3/8" long chip at coggled rim edge showing a very white clay which suggest a later date. Wear and soil at bottom and soil scattered over entire piece. Overall crazing.
Object ID
G.81.7
Credit
Gift of Florence Starr Taylor in memory of Annie Mottern Taylor, Heritage Center Collection
Glazed soft paste porcelain plate (one of a pair with 98.51.23), handpainted "Queens Rose" pattern decoration. Dished out center surounded by nearly horizontal rim. Large pink flower off to one side of center with smaller flowers with larger yellow centers and rust petals. Five smaller versions of center pink rose spaced around rim and linked by thin line banding, S-curves, and various round shapes.
Impressed "O" on bottom. In grease pencil is written "2173 and ($)"12.50." Paper sticker reads "$9526 each."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Glazed soft paste porcelain plate (one of a pair with .98.51.22), handpainted "Queens Rose" pattern decoration. Dished out center surounded by nearly horizontal rim. Large pink flower off to one side of center with smaller flowers with larger yellow centers and rust petals. Five smaller versions of center pink rose spaced around rim and linked by thin line banding, S-curves, and various round shapes.
Impressed "10" on bottom.
Impressed "O" on bottom. In grease pencil is written "2173 and ($)"12.50." Paper sticker reads "$9526 each."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Glazed soft paste porcelain plate, handpainted "Kings Rose" pattern decoration. Dished out center surounded by nearly horizontal rim. Large red flower off to one side of center with smaller flowers with larger yellow centers and rust petals. Five smaller roses of pink spaced around rim and linked by thin line banding, S-curves, and various round shapes.
Impressed "8" on bottom.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Significant squiggled scratches in red rose. Brown paint adhered to rim edge. Several rough abraded areas around rim edge. Heavy area of scratches on bottom due to plate not resting on foot ring, but the center of the plate.
Object ID
G.98.51.15
Notes
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Place of Origin
England
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Glazed soft paste porcelain molded plate, handpainted flowers in thistle-like design. Dished out center surounded by nearly horizontal molded rim of raised basket-weave design except for four evenly spaced smoothe cartouches containin a painted thistle. Large red flower in center with blue leaves and stem and smaller blooms branching off. Additional space filled in with small green leaves and brown thorns. Brown banding at rim edge and at inside ede of rim. "2350" is painted on the plate bottom.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Minor wear with very light scratches. Areas of paint loss around brown rim edge. Very minor areas of paint loss in central design. Some crazing. Glaze imperfections.
Object ID
G.98.51.13
Place of Origin
England
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Small plate, used as a paten (communion plate). Circular, with single reed brim, marked on bottom with initials "I.CH." and Jacobs touch #169. Double incised lines near brim and single incised line within sunken bottom.
