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Platter

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1820

GUSN

GUSN-7976

Description

Green border; incised and green-stained feather edge. Leeds type; ovoid white body. Wide rim with scalloped edge and underglaze green border; molded feather edge. Deep cavetto terminating in flat bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

platters
incising
molding (forming)
glazing (coating)
pearlware
staining
tin (metal)
Pearlware
Incised
Stained
Tin Glazed
Molded
Leeds
PLATTER

Inscription

Impressed on bottom: [anchor symbol]

Associated Building

Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

12 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.667

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