Leeds-type. White octagonal body; deep ovoid cavetto terminating in flat bottom. Wide rim with incised line border reminiscent of feather-edge. Green underglaze edging.
platters
creamware
glazing (coating)
incising
tin (metal)
deckle edges
Creamware
Leeds
Tin Glazed
Incised
Shell Edge
PLATTER
Impressed on bottom: 16
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
12.25 (W) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.670
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