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ca. 1875
GUSN-7782
White clay; molded with scalloped edge. Border has molded floral sprig design alternating with stylized leafy "fleur-de-lis." Elaborate gilt and purple enamel grape vine motif.
plates (dishes)
porcelain
enameling
gilding
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
fans (costume accessories)
fleur-de-lis (motifs)
vines
floral patterns
vine scrolls
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Gilded
Enameled
Vine
Leaf
Fleur-de-Lis
Fan
Porcelain
PLATE
Printed mark on back: (ship in wreath) ""Roeun/R. Briggs C.o/Boston.""
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
8.625 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.236.3
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