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Ironstone plate with black border of twisted rope and sprays of flowers with gargoyles. Centeral scene of ship jettesoning boxes of tea into Boston Harbor (Boston Tea Party).
plates (dishes)
souvenirs
commemoratives
earthenware
glazing (coating)
ironstone (pottery)
overglazing
transfer printing
decals
Knickknack
Plate, Decorative
Rope
Flower
Gargoyle
Ship
Tea
Harbor
Plate, Decorative
"[British Royal seal] / IRONSTONE CHINA / I. DAVIS" (stamped)
"BOSTON HARBOR / TEA THROWN OVERBOARD" (printed)
Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
Davis, Isaac (Maker)
Trenton, NJ, USA
3/4 (H), 8 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mr. Francis Bigelow
1921.125
1876 (Circa)
Trenton (Mercer county, New Jersey)
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