Plate

Object Name:

Plate

Object ID:

1959.032.68

Date:

1830-1850

Description:

Plate. Ironstone, Earthenware. Scalloped rim. Base ring present. Decorated in handpainted floral design in center and solid pink band on rim. Both sides of pink band edged in gold. Large center flower cluster with yellow petals and purple, yellow, and white centers. Three leaves at bottom of flower. Background are three small blue flowers. Impressed on reverse, "[STONE CHINA]". Two paper labels on reverse with donor information.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Ironstone

Dimensions:

H-1.1 Dia-9.15 inches

Provenance:

From dinner set said to have been used by donor's grandmother, Mrs. Jane Burgum Elkin (1822-1905), in Cuba. The family resided in Matanzas, Cuba, during the 1840s, and moved to Brooklyn, NY, around 1855.

Credit Line:

Gift of Marion A. Elkin

People:

Elkin, Jane (1822-1905)