Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1940.194
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back : "STEVENSON"
printed: on back: "STAUGHTON'S CHURCH PHILADELPHIA"
Description:
Glazed earthenware cup plate with scallop border and decorated with blue and white transfer printed image of Octagon Church, Boston surrounded by leaf and acorn border.
Gallery Label:
The Octagon Church is the building pictured on the plate; the potter mismarked the plate "Staughton's Church."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.