STAFFORDSHIRE MEDALLION PORTRAIT SERIES TRANSFER-PRINTED CERAMIC PLATTER, featuring central British view of Oatlands Park, County of Surrey with portrait medallions to upper border depicting "JEFFERSON", "WELCOME LA FAYETTE / THE NATIONS GUEST", "GOVERNOR / CLINTON", and "PRESIDENT / WASHINGTON" and with inserted Erie Canal scene "VIEW OF THE AQUADUCT BRIDGE AT LITTLE FALLS" to lower border. Marks to underside include printed urn mark with "OATLANDS / SURREY" inscribed to drapery and impressed crown encircled by "A. STEVENSON WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE". Andrew Stevenson, Cobridge, England. 1810-1827. 16 3/4" x 12 1/2".
Excellent visual condition, having some professional restoration and light short scattered scratches from use.
Published: Transferware Collectors Club database pattern #11200; Patriotic America: Blue Printed Pottery Celebrating A New Nation (web page).Literature: Parallels the Armans - Historical Staffordshire, An Illustrated Check-List, p. 154, pl. #420 (Erie Canal inset at bottom differs).
Provenance: From the collection of Nick Routson, Phoenix, AZ.Richard Marden, Wolfesboro, NH.
Catalogue Note: This platter's specific order of portrait medallions combined with this particular Erie Canal view is thought to be unique. It was unrecorded prior to the Transfer Collectors Club illustrating it in their database. The TCC website write-up notes an article by Ted Gallagher, published in their Fall 2006 bulletin ("Staffordshire 'Old Blue' Platters in the 'Medallion Portrait' Series," p. 8), "the author [Gallagher] records nine different four-medallion portrait platters by Andrew Stevenson, two of which are variants featuring this Oatlands, Surrey view." The present platter increases the number of recorded variations to ten, three of which feature this view.

Excellent visual condition, having some professional restoration and light short scattered scratches from use.