This engraved printing plate was prepared to print an image showing three species of shark in the never published Volume 21-22, Ichthyology, part of the series of publications the "United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842." The plate images were engraved by W. H. Dougal after Joseph Drayton.
Description
William H. Dougal (1822–1895) of New York and Washington, D.C., (after 1844) engraved this copper printing plate depicting three species of shark documented by the U.S. Exploring Expedition. The engraved illustrations were to be published in volumes XXII and XXIII, Ichthyology, by Louis Agassiz. Dougal engraved 26 of the 28 plates for this volume which was never printed.
This engraved printing plate was prepared to print an image of "Scolopax meridionalis, Zapornia umbrina" (now Galinago shicklandii - Cordilleran snipe and Porzana porzana - Spotted Crake) for the publication "United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842," Volume 8, Mammalogy and Ornithology, plate 35, in the edition Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1858. The engraving was produced by W. H. Dougal after W. E. Hitchcock.
Description
William H. Dougal (1822–1895) of New York and Washington, D.C. (after 1844) engraved this copper printing plate after drawings by William E. Hitchcock. The image depicts the Scolopax meridionalis (now Galinago shicklandii, or Cordilleran snipe) and Zapornia umbrina (now Porzana porzana, or Spotted Crake). The engraved illustration was published as Plate 35 in Volume VIII, Mammalogy and Ornithology, by John Cassin, 1858.
Single-reeded plate with shallow flat well scored once near booge; no foot ring. Underside of well struck twice with touchmark of Ebenezer Southmayd, consisting of a three-masted sailing ship above the raised roman letters "ES"; "Jn Buell" faintly inscribed in script on underside of rim to left of marks.
Maker is Ebenezer Southmayd (1775-1831); working in Middletown, CT, ca. 1797-1802, and Castleton, VT, ca. 1802-1831.
Plain-rim circular plate with flat well; no foot ring. Cast in underside of rim with raised shaded serif letters "H.S" in a quatrefoil cartouche. No other marks apparent. Collector's label on underside of well.
Single-reeded circular plate with flat well scored once near booge; no foot ring. Six marks on underside of well include the arched crowned-rose-and-column touchmark of Cornelius Bradford struck twice, both partial, above four pseudo hallmarks (left to right): the raised serif letters "DS", a flaming heart pierced with crossed arrows, a left-facing lion rampant, and possibly a leopard's head, all in serrated squares.
Maker is Cormelius Bradford (1729-1786), working in New York, NY, and Philadelphia, PA, circa 1750-1786.
Single-reeded circular plate with flat well; no foot ring. Lightly engraved in script at top of curved face of rim "E H / 1837". Underside of well is scored with two concentric circles enclosing an unidentified shield-shaped touchmark, consisting of the raised serif letters "IGH" in a horizontal band against a vertically-hatched ground, struck three times arranged as points of a triangle, all marks face center.
Single-reeded circular plate with flat well; no foot ring. Underside struck "A" and "K" in incuse serif letters near center, and twice with the very faint, partial touch mark of Thomas Byles, only part of a crown is visible. Old, red-bordered, clipped-corner paper label, adhered to underside with yellowed cellophane tape, is inscribed "Thos. Byles / L586 1712 on / only 6 known / examples of this / touch. / Newport / Phila. & Camden".
Maker is Thomas Byles (circa 1685-1771), who worked as a pewtersmith in Newport, RI, 1710-1735; and in Philadelphia, PA, 1738-1771.
Souvenir dinner plate commemorating the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. Plate ahs a brown and white transfer print with a central design depicting the Fair's Crystal Palace building. The border design featuresrepeating medallions symbolizing Agriculture and Science. The plate has a printed stamp marked "D B & H Crystal Palace; with "M printed on reverse.
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, or Great Exhibition, was held in England in 1851. Considered the first World's Fair, the exposition showcased international industrial advancements as well as artistic and cultural products.
25 countries, including the United States, participated in the event, popularly referred to as the The Crystal Palace Exhibition, after the immense (1,851 feet long, 128 feet high) glass and iron building constructed in London's Hyde Park to house over 14,000 exhibitors.
Between May and October 1851, The Great Exhibition attracted about 40,000 daily visitors, for a total of six million guests.
Following the conclusion of the Exhibition, the Crystal Palace was dismantled and relocated to another area of London whose environs were eventually renamed after the building. The palace was destroyed in a fire in 1936.
Single-reeded circular dish with curved booge and flat well, both scored with several lines around perimeter; no foot ring. Six marks on underside, struck twice with the lion-in-gateway touch mark of John Danforth above four pseudo hallmarks (left to right), the raised serif letters "ID", lion's head erased, Britannia seated and sword pointing up, all in rounded rectangles.
Maker is John Danforth (1741-1799) of Norwich, CT; working circa 1773-1793.
Single-reeded circular dish or plate with flat well scored twice around perimeter; no foot ring. Partial touch mark of Jacob Eggleston struck on underside.
Maker is Jacob Eggleston (1773-1813) of Middletown, CT, and Fayette, NC; working circa 1794-1813.
Single-reeded circular dish with shallow flat well faintly scored around perimeter; no foot ring. Well underside struck with six marks, twice with lion-in-scrolls touch mark of Edward Danforth above four pseudo-hallmarks (left to right): initials "E•D", spreadwing eagle facing left, single star inside circle of twelve stars, and dagger or sword pointing up, all in flat-top, shaped-bottom shield. Possible repair or damage at center of well (almost appears to be five obliterated marks on underside).
Maker is Edward Danforth (1765-1830) of Middletown and Hartford, CT; active, 1786-1799. Apprenticed with his father, Thomas Danforth II (1731-1782), and then his brothers Joseph and Thomas Danforth in Middletown; relocated in 1786 to Hartford, where, after 1799, he did more business as a general merchant, selling wares by Samuel Danforth and Thomas Danforth Boardman, than as a pewterer.