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Clare Leighton

Farming Plate,

Maker

  • Clare Leighton
  • Josiah Wedgwood & Sons

Title

Farming Plate

Medium

earthenware

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • earthenware,
  • "Queen's ware"; yellow-tinted glaze,
  • black transfer-print

Techniques

  • earthenware,
  • "Queen's ware"; yellow-tinted glaze,
  • black transfer-print

Dimensions

2.2 cm (7/8 inches) (height)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: The verso has a title and description of the image and has the legend, "FARMING/ Matching their fortitude to the strength of the earth, the first New England settlers, who arrived in "The Mayflower," brought forth a bountiful harvest from the new land. The rhythm in the lives of the New England, in its seasonal pattern, will go onward the same."

Place

Place Made: England

Type

  • Ceramics

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2004.89.1

Farming Plate
New England Industries

Marks: The verso has a title and description of the image and has the legend, "FARMING/ Matching their fortitude to the strength of the earth, the first New England settlers, who arrived in "The Mayflower," brought forth a bountiful harvest from the new land. The rhythm in the lives of the New England, in its seasonal pattern, will go onward the same."

Place Made: England
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Clare Leighton

New England Industries Plates
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