"The Advertisement for a Wife" Platter

"The Advertisement for a Wife" Platter, 19th century

  • James Clews, English, 1790 - 1861
  • Ralph Clews, English, active ca. 1818 - 1834

Transfer-printed glazed earthenware

  • Overall: 1 3/8 × 15 1/8 × 11 5/8 inches (3.5 × 38.4 × 29.5 cm)

Gift of Mrs. Gustavus D. Pope

17.186

Department

European Sculpture and Dec Arts

Details

Mrs. Arthur Soper (Rome, Italy and New York, New York, USA). Mrs. Gustavus D. Pope

1917-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

James Clews; Ralph Clews, "The Advertisement for a Wife" Platter, 19th century, transfer-printed glazed earthenware. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Gustavus D. Pope, 17.186.

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