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Enoch Wood and Sons

The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Plate

Description

Maker

Enoch Wood and Sons (English, 1818-1846), manufacturer

Title

The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Plate

Year

ca. 1840

Medium

  • transfer-printed earthenware

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • transfer-printed earthenware

Materials

transfer-printed earthenware

Geography

Place Made: Burslem

Dimensions

Diameter: 26 cm (10 1/4 inches) (diameter)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: On back, title, eagle and:E. Pluribus Unum; maker's name and mark impressed within circle on back.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Edward B. Aldrich in memory of Lora E. Aldrich

Object Number

35.052

Type

  • Ceramics

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Paul Scott
New American Scenery
Sep 13, 2019 – Dec 30, 2021

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Enoch Wood and Sons (English, 1818-1846), manufacturer
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Plate, ca. 1840
Transfer-printed earthenware
Diameter: 26 cm (10 1/4 inches) (diameter)
Gift of Edward B. Aldrich in memory of Lora E. Aldrich 35.052

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