1840
GUSN-23765
3-part soap dish. Part of wash set w/ teal, orange and gold jewel-like design. Cover w/ acorn finial; gold band around rim and base; tag inside w/ initials "M.T.S."
soap dishes
earthenware
glazing (coating)
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Earthenware
Painted
Tin Glazed
DISH, SOAP
Impressed stamp on bottom: ""DAVENPORT/ 40"" [w/ anchor] This mark used 1800-1860. The ""40"" stands for 1840. Impressed stamp on bottom: ""1-72""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
W. Davenport & Company (Maker)
Longport, England, Staffordshire
3.25 (H), 5 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5682.2A-C
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