FIVE CERAMICS PERTAINING TO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 19th/20th
FIVE CERAMICS PERTAINING TO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
19th/20th Century
1) Bust of Franklin on plinth. Indistinct incised mark on reverse, possibly an "FC" monogram. Sticker on reverse for Herbert Schiffer Antiques, Exton, Pennsylvania. Height 11".
2) Shaped-edge plate with transfer decoration at center of a farm scene surrounded by Franklin's quote "He That By the Plough Would Thrive. Himself Must Either Hold Or Drive. Franklin's Prov.b". Molded leaf border. Green rim. Indistinct impressed mark on underside. Diameter 7.25".
3) Gorham 1976 Bicentennial limited edition plate depicting Norman Rockwell's cover illustration for a 1926 Saturday Evening Post showing Franklin signing the Declaration of Independence. Gilt rim. Diameter 8.5".
4) Winterthur Adaptation Mottahedeh plate, a reproduction of the 1825-1840 plate depicting Franklin's electrical experiment. Marked on underside. Diameter 8.5".
5) Toby jug in the form of a seated gentleman in a tricorn, holding a mug in one hand and a pipe in the other. Not a strong resemblance to Franklin. Marked on underside "Toby Jug Hand-Painted in Staffordshire England" and with indistinct incised numbers. Height 7".
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FIVE CERAMICS PERTAINING TO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
19th/20th Century
1) Bust of Franklin on plinth. Indistinct incised mark on reverse, possibly an "FC" monogram. Sticker on reverse for Herbert Schiffer Antiques, Exton, Pennsylvania. Height 11".
2) Shaped-edge plate with transfer decoration at center of a farm scene surrounded by Franklin's quote "He That By the Plough Would Thrive. Himself Must Either Hold Or Drive. Franklin's Prov.b". Molded leaf border. Green rim. Indistinct impressed mark on underside. Diameter 7.25".
3) Gorham 1976 Bicentennial limited edition plate depicting Norman Rockwell's cover illustration for a 1926 Saturday Evening Post showing Franklin signing the Declaration of Independence. Gilt rim. Diameter 8.5".
4) Winterthur Adaptation Mottahedeh plate, a reproduction of the 1825-1840 plate depicting Franklin's electrical experiment. Marked on underside. Diameter 8.5".
5) Toby jug in the form of a seated gentleman in a tricorn, holding a mug in one hand and a pipe in the other. Not a strong resemblance to Franklin. Marked on underside "Toby Jug Hand-Painted in Staffordshire England" and with indistinct incised numbers. Height 7".
