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Roast Dish (New York from Heights Brooklyn)

Andrew Stevenson

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Object Label

The source for both of these views is the Hudson River Port Folio (1821–26), a collection of prints based on paintings by William Guy Wall (1792–1864). For this series, Wall followed a popular tourist route up the Hudson River by steamboat, sketching the scenery along the way. Many of his pictures were subsequently reproduced on tablewares by English potteries seeking to capitalize on the demand for American landscape imagery.

Caption

Andrew Stevenson (1808–1829). Roast Dish (New York from Heights Brooklyn), ca. 1825. Earthenware, 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. George D. Pratt, 12.900.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Roast Dish (New York from Heights Brooklyn)

Date

ca. 1825

Medium

Earthenware

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)

Markings

Marks: Impressed "STEVENSON WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" in double circle with crown inside. Blue printed eagle looking left with "E PLURIBUS UNUM" on scroll in beak, olive branch and arrows in talons, "New York From Heights Near Brooklyn" printed in arch above, "W.G. Wall Esq." in script under eagle's right wing.

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. George D. Pratt

Accession Number

12.900.3

Frequent Art Questions

  • Was this made in America?

    This blue and white dish was made in 1825 by Andrew Stevenson, a potter working in Staffordshire, England. They were exported to the United States. Ceramics with scenes of the American landscapes were popular in the United States, where they were an expression of national pride.

  • I'm curious about this piece. Why was an earthenware company in England depicting New York in the 1820s?

    That's a great question. The potter Andrew Stevenson had offices in both England and New York. His imported ceramic vessels featuring scenes of the American landscape were extremely popular; Stevenson and his company produced over twenty designs of American scenes. "New York From Heights Near Brooklyn" is based on a watercolor by the Irish artist William Guy Wall, and shows a view of Red Hook, Brooklyn in the foreground. Americans would purchase and display these as an expression of national pride.

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