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Catalog Number |
2020.FIC.059.B |
Object Name |
Saucer |
Title |
Mercer Pottery Company "Blue Flow" Saucer |
Description |
This dark blue circular saucer features an elevated rim that separates the base from the rest of the front. The front is slightly caved in, which causes the back to be slightly elevated. The back of the saucer has a slightly larger rim than the front, and the only part of the saucer that is white is the rim on the back. According to Edwin Atlee of the Trenton Historical Society, the Potteries of Trenton Society, and the book Mains and Fitzgerald's Trenton, Chambersburg, and Millham Directory, Mercer Pottery operated in Trenton from around 1865 or 1868 until either the 1930s or 1946. By 1875, James Moses owned the company and claimed to have developed the first semi-porcelain ware in the United States. Citations: Barber, E. A. (n.d.). Marks of American potters. Trenton Historical Society, New Jersey. https://www.trentonhistory.org/Made/Marks.html Mains, Bishop W. and Thomas F. Fitzgerald. 1877-1879. Mains and Fitzgerald’s Trenton, Chambersburg and Millham Directory: Containing the Names of the Citizens, Statistical Business Report, Historical Sketches, a List of the Public and Private Institutions, Together with National, State, County, and City Government. Bishop W. Mains & Thomas F. Fitzgerald, Trenton, New Jersey. Mercer Pottery. Potteries of Trenton Society. (n.d.-c). https://potteriesoftrentonsociety.org/research/records/mercer-pottery-2/ |
Year Range from |
1865 |
Year Range to |
1946 |
Material |
Ceramic |
Artist |
Mercer Pottery Company |
Diameter (in) |
6.000 |
Condition |
Okay |
Condition Notes |
Overall: Abrasions and scratches in the front. Wear, discolorations, and accretions in the back Front: There are abrasions all over the saucer. Also, there are scratches all over the saucer. Back: There is wear around the inner rim. There is a light blue discoloration on the center near the left edge of the base. There are white accretions on the bottom near the middle |
People |
James Moses |
Classification |
Domestic Life/Household Goods Business & Commerce |
Subjects |
Ceramic industry |
Search Terms |
Saucer Mercer County Mercer Pottery Company Blue White John Moses Ceramic Trenton 1865 1868 1939 1930s Mercer Pottery Company "Blue Flow" Saucer |
Provenance |
Found in collection |