Image
Description
Maker
Clare Leighton (American, 1898-1989
b. in London, UK), designer
Title
Codfishing Plate
New England Industries
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
earthenware Geography
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Place Made: England
Dimensions
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2.2 cm (7/8 inches) (height)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Marks: The verso has a title and description of the image and has the legend, "CODFISHING/The Grand Banks, down east of New England's shores, have become justly famous as a lucrative fishing ground for cod. The constant battle against wind and cold has engendered in the New Englander those same fine characteristics of face and figure to be found in fisherman everywhere.”
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Mary B. Jackson Fund
Object Number
2004.89.7 Type
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Tombstone
b. in London, UK), designer
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (English), manufacturer
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