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Charger

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1888

GUSN

GUSN-64030

Description

White clay body with colorless glaze. No defined rim or well. Circular body with dished interior; circular foot ring. Hand painted enamel was decoration: matte pale yellow ground with white and purple iris or orchid motif. Signed in overlapping monogram and date: “CAB/1888”

Details

Descriptive Terms

chargers (platters)
porcelain
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Dish, Serving
Platter
Charger
Porcelain
Iris
Orchid
Charger

Inscription

CAB/1888 (CAB in stylized overlapping monogram)

Associated Building

Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),

Maker

Bowen, Carolyn (Painter)

Location of Origin

USA

Dimensions

10 (D) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret Carson Holt

Accession Number

1970.778

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