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A blue transfer print pearlware soup plate. It has a fruit and floral border surrounding a central scene of the Baltimore Courthouse.
soup plates
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
floral patterns
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Soup
Earthenware
Transfer Printed
Tin Glazed
Justice
Architecture
Fruit
Flower
Classical Figure
Plate, Soup
One of many views related to the early United States and its history that appear in the online exhibit "Patriotic America."This plate depicts the old Baltimore Court House. The court house was designed by George Milliman and erected in 1808. It was torn down near the end of that century.
COURT HOUSE/ BALTIMORE
Subject Courthouse,
Courthouse
Unknown
England, Staffordshire
1 1/4 (D), 8 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Margaret R. Kimberley
1926.388
Title Soup plate Accession Number 1934.444
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