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Dinner plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1830-1850

GUSN

GUSN-49837

Description

Earthenware mulberry transfer-printed dinner plate with a solid color border punctuated by cartouches of urns and Florentine scenes framed by floral sprigs surrounding a scene of man and woman, two large beehives, a cottage with trellis, and towers and mountains in the distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dinner plates
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
beehives (apiaries)
cottages
floral patterns
trees
trellises
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Dinner
Earthenware
Transfer Printed
Pearl
Medallion
Urn
Sprig
Beehive
Cottage
Trellis
Tree
Tower
Mountain
Plate, Dinner

Inscription

"PEARL/ FLORENTINE CHINA / 16" (Printed on bottom:)

Pattern

Pearl

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

1 1/8 (H), 10 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Hicks

Accession Number

1980.324.3

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