Pearlware plate, "Prodigal Son", one of six
Date1775-1782
Maker
William Greatbatch
1735-1813
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (china glaze / pearlware)
DimensionsOW: 7 1/2" OL(point): 8 1/8"
OH: 7/8"
(prints attributed to Thomas Radford)
OH: 7/8"
(prints attributed to Thomas Radford)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1992-34,3
DescriptionPlate: press molded octagonal lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) plate; the rim decorated with painted with alternating swags and floral sprays in pink, green, orange, blue, and black; the well transfer printed and hand decorated with "The Prodigal Son in Excefs" from the "Prodigal Son" series, one of a set of six. The print decoration attributed to Thomas Radford.ProvenanceWynn A.Sayman, Early English Pottery and Porcelain, Old, Fields, Richmond, MA
ca. 1780
ca. 1811
ca. 1790
ca. 1815
ca. 1790
1785-1815