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Small plate, imitating Imari porcelain, decorated with blue transfer-printing and red and brown hand-painted patterns . Brown thin margin with blue Greek key border. Red fish scale ground with blue dragons. Central border repeats outer Greek key border with center blue squid-like figure on white ground.
plates (dishes)
dessert plates
saucers (plates)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
painting (coating)
transfer printing
porcelain
Imari
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Dessert
Painted
Greek Key
Fish scale
Dragon
Plate, Dessert
"This [illeg.] / Great-, great, Grand /mother Lowell [?] plat / for Jennie May. --Irene." (handwritten)
Unknown
3/4 (H), 7 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Margaret Jewell
1932.2332
1850-1880 (Possibly)
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