Could you put up some images. Most of us have probably never seen an example.

At 09:55 AM 6/22/2011, you wrote:
>I am currently doing some research into alphabet or ABC plates - white-bodi=
>ed earthenwares produced during the 19th and early 20th centuries and conta=
>ining alphabets, usually molded or printed around the rim.  We have found e=
>xamples so far from six Maryland collections and I am interested in learnin=
>g about other examples found in the U.S.  I am particularly interested in t=
>he context of the items-dating, type of site, occupants, type of feature or=
>  layer in which the artifact was recovered.
>
>Thank you in advance for sharing your findings.
>
>Patricia Samford
>Director, Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory
>Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
>10515 Mackall Road
>St. Leonard, MD 20685