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A blue transfer print pearlware plate. The central design is a portrait of George Washington, which is bordered by a floral motif.
plates (dishes)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
foliation (pattern)
floral patterns
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Earthenware
Tin Glazed
Transfer Printed
Colonial Revival
Rose
Leaf
Plate, Food
"GEORGE WASHINGTON / 1732-1799/ "Soldier and states, rarest union/ High-poised of great duties done."/ James Russell Lowell/ "America has furnished to the world the character/ of Washington. And if our American/ institutions had done nothing else,/ that alone would have entitled them/ the the respect of mankind!"/ Daniel Webster at the Completion of the Bunker Hill Monument/ WEDGWOOD/ ETRURIA/ ENGLAND
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 (Author)
Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 (Author)
Wedgwood (Manufacturer)
Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Importer)
USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Etruria, England
3/4 (D), 9 1/8 (diameter) (inches)
1931.153
Massachusetts (United States)
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