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A black transfer printed whiteware plate. The central design depicts a pastoral scene which is surrounded by text.
plates (dishes)
earthenware
transfer printing
whiteware
glazing (coating)
Knickknack
Plate, Decorative
Plate, Decorative
"DR. FRANKLIN'S MAXIM'S./ He who saves not as he gets may keep his nose all his life to the grindstone & die not worth a groat./ A fat kitchen makes a lean will. Would you be rich think of saving." (printed)
65
Unknown
6 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell
1970.376
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