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Plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1760-1770

GUSN

GUSN-3065

Description

Salt-glazed white stoneware plate, molded to form and embossed lace-like basketweave pattern of Rococco style; delicate in form. [see photo neg#47576-A]

Details

Descriptive Terms

plates (dishes)
embossing
molding (forming)
glazing (coating)
salt glaze
stoneware (pottery)
Rococo
Stoneware
Salt-Glazed
Embossed
Molded
Rococo Revival
PLATE

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1556

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