ca. 1875
GUSN-6054
"Alphabet plate;" circular body with molded alphabet decoration and beaded borders on rim; interior well with black transfer print design of dogs stealing food from a table; enamel wash details.
plates (dishes)
earthenware
vitrification
transfer printing
alphabets (symbols)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
dog (animal)
Children's food service tools and equipment
Earthenware
Semi-Vitrified
Staffordshire
Alphabet
Transfer Printed
Dog
PLATE
Impressed mark in rectangle: ""ELSMORE & SON/ENGLAND""
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
Tunstall, England, Staffordshire
7.125 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1111
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