"Dr. Syntax Copying the Wit of the Window" Platter, 19th century

  • James Clews, English, 1790 - 1861
  • Ralph Clews, English, active ca. 1818 - 1834

Transfer-printed glazed earthenware

  • Overall: 1 1/8 × 10 1/2 × 7 5/8 inches (2.9 × 26.7 × 19.4 cm)

Gift of Mrs. Gustavus D. Pope

17.185

Mrs. Arthur Soper (Rome, Italy and New York, New York, USA). Mrs. Gustavus D. Pope

1917-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

James Clews; Ralph Clews, "Dr. Syntax Copying the Wit of the Window" Platter, 19th century, transfer-printed glazed earthenware. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Gustavus D. Pope, 17.185.