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Dish

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-19987

Description

Shallow oval dish w/ scalloped interior; eight pointed star w/in dotted oval at bottom of bowl; relief decoration of smaller stars around edge; gilt highlights.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dishes (vessels)
earthenware
gilding
stars
Earthenware
Gilded
Star
DISH

Inscription

Impressed on bottom of dish: ""FGW/ 1276""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.125 x 5.125 x 4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.575

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