Plate

Object Name:

Plate

Object ID:

1959.032.69

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. Central design of a single large flower with orange petals with one yellow protrusion in center. Two leaves at base. Background has three clusters of blue flowers. Impressed on reverse: "[STONE CHINA]". Paper label on reverse with donor information.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Ironstone

Dimensions:

H-1.05 Dia-9.2 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)