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Caption

Wedgwood and Sons (British, Staffordshire, 1759–present). Plate, ca. 1933. Earthenware, underglaze, 3/4 x 9 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (1.9 x 23.2 x 23.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Liberman, 81.6.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Plate

Date

ca. 1933

Medium

Earthenware, underglaze

Classification

Commemorative

Dimensions

3/4 x 9 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (1.9 x 23.2 x 23.2 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

Impressed on back of plate underneath glaze: "WEDGEWOOD / MADE IN / ENGLAND / 11 W 36" Transfer-printed on back in red: "THE SOUTH PLATFORM / FORT TICONDEROGA ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN, NEW YORK, / BUILT BY THE FRENCH 1755 - 1758"; "WEDGWOOD / ETRURIA / ENGLAND"; "SOLE IMPORTERS" around a circle containing a lion rampant holding a globe, standing on a platform marked "BOSTON", "JONES McDUFFEE & STRATON Co" around inner edge of circle; "1"

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Liberman

Accession Number

81.6.2

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