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Dinner plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1955

GUSN

GUSN-26689

Description

Round white earthenware dinner plate, transfer printed in forest green underglaze and covered with transparent glaze. Border of faux wood boards and nails. Dinner plate depicts hearth scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dinner plates
earthenware
transfer printing
glazing (coating)
Colonial Revival
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Dinner
Plate, Dinner

Inscription

[in frame] "Colonial / Homestead / by / Royal" / UNDERGLAZE Circa 1750 / PATENTED / MADE IN U.S.A." (printed)

Pattern

Colonial Homestead

Maker

Marshall-Burns (Maker)

Location of Origin

Chicago, IL, USA

Dimensions

1 (H), 10 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Johanna McBrien

Accession Number

1999.105.2

Date

1955 (Circa)

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

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