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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.343.1-2
Date Range
November 1859 (earliest possible manufacture)
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Stoneware toilet set with pitcher and bowl. 'Ceres shape'. White background with green, yellow, and gold wheat decoration. Pitcher has ring foot with green and gold band. Bulbous part of body is low with a long neck. Body fluted, wide spout, scalloped li
Date Range
November 1859 (earliest possible manufacture)
Made By
Elsmore & Forster
Subcategory
Toilet Article
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Inscription Position
Bottom of object
Inscription Text
Elsmore & Forster' 'Ceres Shape' 'Tunstall' Other markings are arranged in a diamond shape and include, clockwise from top, 'IV', 'M', '2', '3', 'K', and 'Rd'.
Inscription Type
Inscription
Object Name
Set, Toilet
Material
Stoneware
Makers Mark
Impressed in paste on bottom of object.
Dimension Details
Pitcher is 12.813' in height. Pitcher has 5.688' base diameter. Bowl is 4.375' in height. Bowl has 14.125' diameter.
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
W.89.343.1-2
Notes
Matches (G)56.9.1-63 tableware set, but not included in list of pieces. Must have been donated separately. Unknown if these pieces have a common donor.
Place of Origin
Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
Accession Number
W.89.343.1-2
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