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Oblong, octagon-shaped earthenware platter with black transfer-printed pattern "Gentlemens Cabin." Pattern depicts a scene of five men and a boy in a wood paneled ship's cabin. Two of the men sit at a table set with a meal. The scene is framed by scroll cartouche.
platters
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
Dish, Serving
Platter
Men
Cabin
Table
Platter
"BOSTON MAILS / [imate of steamship] (printed)
Gentlemens Cabin
Cunard Line, ltd.
James & Thomas Edwards (Maker)
Burslem, England, Staffordshire
1 x 9 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Albion D. Wilde
1939.44
Burslem (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)
Title Teapot Accession Number 1924.319AB
Title Saucer Accession Number 1936.780
Title Plate Accession Number 1976.458
Title Dinner Plate Accession Number 2008.60.14
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