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Set of five Minton dinner plates

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1880-1900

GUSN

GUSN-174071

Description

Set of five Minton dinner plates with pink fish egg ground and center scene of a pink and blue bird.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dinner services
porcelain

Inscription

"W.H. Plummer/NEW YORK CITY" (stamped)
"England" (Under globe and crown Minton maker's mark)

Associated Person

Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997

Additional Identification Number

8.4
EQ52

People and Organizations

Minton
W. H. Plummer & Co.
Metropolitan Moving & Storage

Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997

Maker

Minton (Manufacturer)
W.H. Plummer (Retailer)

Location of Origin

Stoke-upon-Trent, England

Dimensions

9 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Edmund Quincy

Accession Number

2009.5.4

Places

New York state (United States)
England (United Kingdom) [country]
New York City (New York state)

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