Rogers Platter

Place of OriginStaffordshire, England

Date1810-1840

Dimensions14 3/8 x 18 3/4 in.

Mediumearthenware

ClassificationCeramics

Credit LineGift of Florence Scott Libbey

Object number

1912.152

Not on View

DescriptionBlue and white ware. John Hancock's cows grazing in common before Boston State House

Label TextFamous patriot and enthusiastic signer of the Declaration of Independence John Hancock (1737–1793) was one of the wealthiest men in the Colonies before the Revolutionary War and later became governor of Massachusetts. The new statehouse in Massachusetts was built beginning in 1795 on a piece of Hancock’s land. The Common before the building was used for grazing the local livestock, including Hancock’s own cattle.Published ReferencesTMA Ceramics Catalogue 1912, No. 571.