Platter
- Object Name:
- Platter
- Object ID:
- 1955.198 b
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Platter, Porcelain, Blue Floral . Circular dish with scalloped rim. Base ring present. Decoration includes a dark blue hand-painted band around rim which is edged in scalloped and scrolled gold bands. Within the blue band are four gold flowers. Below the blue band are four floral groupings, done in decal with yellow, orange, pink, blue and green colors. On two ends there are scalloped protrusions ( probably handles) with molded scallops and flowers outlined in gold. There are three marks on the bottom in red; the number 521, a plus sign and a purple exclamation point.
- Material:
- Ceramic
- Dimensions:
- H-1.55 W-9.3 L-10.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Given in memory of the donor's aunt, Ellen Cuthbert Roberts (1857-) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who according to typed statement from donor, "cared for them during her long life and then left them to me." This set was a wedding gift to Ellen Cuthbert Robert's parents, Ellen Chase (1831-1912) and Anthony Cuthbert Roberts (1826-1891) of Philadelphia, PA., who married in 1853. Ellen Cuthbert Roberts was unmarried, and resided with her parents until their death.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Alice Roberts Turner, in memory of Ellen Cuthbert Roberts
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