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1992-34,1, Plate
Pearlware plate, "Prodigal Son", one of six
1992-34,1, Plate

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"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1992-34,1
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 / Receives his / Patrimony" 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