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Dessert Plate

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1814-1832

GUSN

GUSN-47898

Description

Blue transfer-printed pearlware dessert plate. Four medallions surround a centralized circular medallion. Each medallion features a different quadruped bordered by scrolls.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dessert plates
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Dessert
Plate, Dessert

Inscription

"I HALL/ QUADRUPEDS"

Pattern

Quadrupeds

Maker

Hall & Sons, John (Maker)

Location of Origin

Burslem, England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

6 1/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of S. Prescott Fay

Accession Number

1969.610.88

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