Plate, Serving
- Object Name:
- Plate, Serving
- Object ID:
- 1959.032.77
- Date:
- 1830-1850
- Description:
- Serving Plate. Ironstone, Earthenware. Rectangular with rounded corners. Slightly flaring, scalloped rim. Flat oval shaped bottom. Center decoration is a single large flower with orange petals and three green leaves. Small blue and yellow flowers in background. Rim is decorated with a solid band of pink. Edged in gold. No maker's mark on bottom. Paper sticker on bottom with donor information.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Ironstone - Dimensions:
- H-0.9 W-9.6 D-8.4 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)
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