Small earthenware plate with scalloped rim and red transfer-print depiction of Harvard Hall, part of Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts. A horseman rides in the yard in front of the hall and a man, woman and child stand in the foreground. Inner border of floral sprays is encircled by outer border of lace or ribbon, flowers and scrolls.
dessert plates
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
floral patterns
landmarks
colleges (buildings)
cultural landscapes
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Dessert
Spray
Rose
Horseman
Plate, Dessert
"Harvard/ Hall. Mass" / "JACKSONS WARRANTED [in flowing banner]" (printed)
Hancock House
Subject Harvard Hall,
Messrs. Job & John Jackson (Maker)
England
3/4 (H), 7 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder, Jr.
1980.65
Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Burslem (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)
Title Salad plate Accession Number 1980.67
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