Plate
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1956.360
- Place of Origin:
- Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1790
- Description:
- Child's Plate. Pearlware. Molded plate with a rounded rim. Overglaze black transfer print in center, with hand-painted floral motif around rim. Rim has relief design of flowers, painted in red and green, and leaves in green and blue with an irregular upright scroll. Maroon band painted on edge of rim. Black transfer-print shows a girl with jump-rope (or the like) within an oval band that contains the text, "FOR MY FAVOURITE". Around the band are with three ostrich feathers and foliate design. Impressed on the bottom, "8", underglaze. Cellophane tape on bottom, 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
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