Plate
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1956.358
- Place of Origin:
- Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1790
- Description:
- Child's Plate. Pearl ware earthenware. Round rim; base-ring present. Maroon overglaze transfer-print in center, with hand-painted floral design along rim. Rim has relief design of flowers, painted in red and green with leaves in green and blue; edge of rim has band of maroon paint. Center transfer-print shows two figures in the center with "FOR MY DELIGHT", in upper-case letters, within a belt-like band. Outside the band are flowers and spiky leaves. Impressed on the bottom is a circle of 11 dots, surrounding a central dot. Cellophane tape on back with donor information.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearl ware - Dimensions:
- H-0.8 Dia-6.3 inches
- Provenance:
- From the collection of Margaret H. Jewell. Miss Jewell was a collector of antiques in general, but children's decorative arts in particular.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
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