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Elongated octagonal form w/ canted rim; conforming cavetto transfer-printed in deep cobalt w/ Chinoiserie scene w/ pagoda, trees, fretwork fence and figure w/ a flag on face; the rim w/ floral sprays.
platters
glazing (coating)
stoneware (pottery)
transfer printing
tin (metal)
Chinoiserie
Stoneware
Transfer Printed
Tin Glazed
Chinoiserie
Scinde
PLATTER
Impressed underglaze and printed on bottom: Impressed underglaze: ""Oriental/ Stone/ J & G ALCOCK"" Printed: ""SCINDE"" w/in oval reserve--pattern name.
Scinde
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Alcock, J. & G., 1839-1846 (Maker)
Cobridge, England, Staffordshire
1.5 x 12.125 x 15.875 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.510
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