STAFFORDSHIRE AMERICAN HISTORICAL TRANSFER-PRINTED CERAMIC SHELL DISH, featuring the "LANDING OF GEN. LA FAYETTE / At Castle Garden New York / 16th August 1824", printed below scene, depicting the arrival of the Marquis de Lafayette from France to New York Harbor. Unmarked. Ralph & James Clews, Cobridge, England. 1814-1834. 5" x 5 5/8".
Literature: Parallels the Armans -
Historical Staffordshire, An Illustrated Check-List, p. 9, pl. #1b; Transferware Collectors Club database pattern #2074.
Provenance: From the collection of Nick Routson, Phoenix, AZ.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 6/17/2017, lot 1685.
Ex-collection of Kurt O' Hare and Barbara O' Hare, Putnam Valley, NY.
Pook & Pook, Inc., 10/10/2013, lot 457.
Ex-collection of Hayden Goldberg & Curtis F. Brown (retains collection label).
Condition
One area of professional restoration on rim, otherwise undamaged. Manufacturing flaw including minor glazed over firing separation, as made.