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Platter

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1870-1880

GUSN

GUSN-61051

Description

White, oval platter with a deep well, curved sides, and a molded eagle and wheat motif. With the words "Waste Not, Want Not" on the rim.

Details

Descriptive Terms

platters
earthenware
ironstone (pottery)
Dish, Serving
Platter
Platter

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Attributed to Greenwood Pottery (Maker)

Location of Origin

Trenton, NJ, USA

Dimensions

1 3/4 x 13 1/4 x 10 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.1915

Places

New Jersey (United States)

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