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Platter

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1820-1830

GUSN

GUSN-49309

Description

Blue transfer-printed pearlware platter with molded edges. Floral border surrounding a central scene illustrating Harvard Hall.

Details

Descriptive Terms

platters
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
pearlware
Dish, Serving
Platter
Platter

Inscription

Impressed on bottom: [device incorporating curved vertically-oriented line with a dot on either side]

Associated Building

Subject Harvard Hall,

People and Organizations

Harvard Hall
Harvard University

Maker

Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Location of Origin

Burslem, England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

1 x 6 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Stephen Edgell

Accession Number

1976.10

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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