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Dish

Object Name:
Dish
Object ID:
1959.032.72
Date:
1830-1850
Description:
Dish. Ironstone, Earthenware. Ovoid shaped dish with flaring sides. Scalloped edge except for one side which has a molded leaf pattern. Deep circular base ring present. Central design of a single large flower with red petals with a yellow center, two green leaves and a bud. Small purple flowers in back ground. Paper label with donor information on reverse.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware - Ironstone
Dimensions:
H-1.3 W-5.9 D-5.3 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
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