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Plate

Object Name:
Plate
Object ID:
1955.199 h
Date:
1850
Description:
Plate, 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. There are three red marks on the bottom; the number 521, a "V" and a line with a dot.
Material:
Ceramic
Porcelain
Dimensions:
H-0.95 Dia-7.5 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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