2019.UR1.007 

Warwick China 

ca. 1900-1905

Material: Ceramic 

Ware: Whiteware (Ironstone)
 

Weight: 406g 

Dimensions: Rim diam. 27 cm, base diam. 12 cm, height 3 cm 

Condition: Poor
 

Description:
Shallow white dish with low ring foot, raised relief scrolling decoration around scalloped rim, traces of pink/red paint (decal applied over glaze) in a flower vine pattern, Warwick China mark on bottom
  

Discussion: 

This deep dish or shallow bowl was made in Wheeling, West Virginia by Warwick China Company, indicated by the maker’s mark on the center of the base. In addition to a scroll pattern in relief, traces of an applied decal decoration are visible in favorable lighting. The image on the right shows a plate made by the same company with the same pattern. Decal-decorated ceramics became popular in the U.S. after circa 1900, and the maker’s mark went out of use circa 1905.
 

Bibliography: 

Huddleson, Julia. 2013. “Decal Decorated Ceramics in the Archaeological Record.” In Ceramic
identification in historical archaeology: the view from California, 1822-1940 

Lehner, L. 1988. Lehner’s Encyclopedia of U.S. Marks on Pottery, Porcelain, & Clay. Paducah, KY: Collector Books. 

Ohio County Public Library. “Warwick China Co.” https://www.ohiocountylibrary.org/research/wheeling-history/5504