Of medium, round size, molded with a lobed well and 16 faceted sides to the rim. It has a cream-colored ground with a hand-painted overglaze enamel. It has a decoration of a trailing stylized leafy vine in emerald green and purple.
plates (dishes)
earthenware
enameling
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
lead glaze
molding (forming)
vines
Earthenware
Lead Glaze
Molded
Enameled
Painted
Vine
PLATE
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
8 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.136.2
Title Plate Accession Number 1986.136.1
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