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Butter plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1884 -

GUSN

GUSN-18423

Description

Porcelain butter plate; ivory w/ blackberry decoration; square w/ scalloped corners; blackberry vine w/ green leaves.

Details

Descriptive Terms

butter dishes (serving dishes)
glazing (coating)
painting (coating)
porcelain
tin (metal)
Porcelain
Painted
Tin Glazed
Blackberry
PLATE, BUTTER

Inscription

Painted on bottom: ""J. Tucker/ 1884"" Engraved on bottom: ""7""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Painter)

Location of Origin

Wiscasset, ME, USA; England

Dimensions

3 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.459

Places

Maine (United States)
Possibly

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