The Beauties of America:
the Staffordshire Pottery of John Ridgway at the American Antiquarian Society  

About this Resource:

Pictured below are the twenty-two pieces of Ridgway pottery which are part of the Society’s Emma DeForest Morse Collection of American Historical Pottery. Of these twenty-two, twenty corresponding prints have been identified and reproduced here with links to the AAS catalog records; there are also multiple views of the plates [front, verso, plate marking and alternate views of the tureen, dish and sauce boat]

This site also offers: a "previous" and "next" navigation tool so viewers can follow, from North to South, Ridgway's selected views, an in-depth introduction to Ridgway's journey by Ruth Ann Penka, maps noting the plates in selected locations, a bibliography and photographs of Penka's 2010 talk on the project

AAS Plates by Ridgway [from North to South]
Boston, Massachusetts Views [click a plate for more information]:

Boston Athenaeum	St. Paul’s Church	Insane Hospital
Alms-House	New State House	New State House
Johnson Hall, Court-Square	New South	Massachusetts General Hospital

Hartford, Connecticut View [click plate for more information]:

Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb

New York City, New York Views [click a plate for more information]:

Almshouse	City Hall

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Views [click a plate for more information]:

Staughton’s Church	Library and Surgeons Hall
Custom House	Pennsylvania Hospital

Washington, D.C. View [click plate for more information]:

Capitol of the United States

Mount Vernon, Virginia Views [click a plate for more information]:

Mount Vernon, Virginia	Mount Vernon, Virginia

Charleston, South Carolina Views [click a plate for more information]:

Exchange – Charleston	Exchange – Charleston

Savannah, Georgia View [click plate for more information]:

Branch Bank of the United States Savannah