Plate

Object Name:

Plate

Object ID:

1950.007.01

Creator:

Ahrenfeldt, Charles (1807-1894)Manufacturer; Dulin & Martin Company

Place of Origin:

Limoges, France

Date:

circa 1886

Description:

Plate. Reproduction "Martha Washington's States' Plate". Manufactured by Charles Ahrenfeldt (1807-1894), Limoges, France; c. 1886. Porcelain. Round, white, footed plate with an outside band of gold. The second band, in blue and gold is of a serpent circling the plate with its tail held in its mouth. The edge of the plate has 15 links of various states, Pennsylvania being at the top. In the middle of the plate there is a star-shaped decoration in gold, in the center of which is a solid gold circle surrounded by a decorated green band. Beneath, on a pale pink ribbon band, are the words: "DECUS ET TUTAMEN AB ILLO". On the back is printed in red the retailer's name, "DULIN & MARTIN CO. / WASHINGTON D.C." Under the glaze printed in green are the words: "FRANCE / CA / DEPOSE". Paper label adhered to reverse with donor information.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-0.9 Dia-8.6 inches

Provenance:

Notation on back indicates reproduction Martha Washington plate. According to the accession record, these reproduction plates were "sponsored by the National Society of Colonial Dames to raise funds for the organization." The plate has a French maker's mark, and the retailer's mark of Dulin & Martin, Washington, DC (established 1893).
This plate belonged to poet Amy Lawrence Lowell (1874-1925), of Brookline, MA. The plate was given to the donor, Mrs. Gardner King, by a grand niece of Amy Lowell.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner L. King

People:

Ahrenfeldt, Charles (1807-1894), Lowell, Amy Lawrence (1874-1925), Washington, George (1732-1799), Washington, Martha (1731-1802), King, Gardner L. (1893-1963), King, Constance J. (1893-1984)

Subjects:

Ceramics, Chain links, Ouroboros, Plates, Porcelain, Reproductions, Ribbons, Stars