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Plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1881-1910

GUSN

GUSN-9400

Description

Earthenware plate with red transfer-print or decal showing a woman in a hospital interior carrying a tray. Stamped around rim in Gothic-style lettering: "New England Hospital for Women and Children Incorporated 1863."

Details

Descriptive Terms

plates (dishes)
commemoratives
ceramic (material)
earthenware
transfer printing
commemoratives
Commemorative
Plate, Commemorative
Woman
Child
Hospital
Plate, Commemorative

Inscription

"JONES/MCDUFFEE/STRATTON/BOSTON" (stamped)

Maker

Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Importer)
Possibly Wedgwood (Maker)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

3/4 (H), 8 3/8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1996.1

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
County of Staffordshire (England, United Kingdom) [county]

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