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Oyster plate

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

ca. 1904

GUSN

GUSN-26364

Description

Glazed white plate w/ 5 oyster shell shapes molded into the plate. There is a small, round indentation in the center for the sauce. The shells are colored pink and there is gold splattered around the plate edges.

Details

Descriptive Terms

oyster plates
earthenware
Earthenware
PLATE, OYSTER

Inscription

Stamped in red on bottom: ""NEP"" on a crown

Maker

New England Pottery Company (Maker)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

9.125 (diameter) (inches)

Accession Number

1998.5763

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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