Plate
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1967.009.02 b
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- 1790
- Description:
- Plate, one of a pair (1967.009.02 a-b). Pearlware earthenware. Handpainted blue shell-edged circular plate, with incised feathering along rim. Foot ring present. Decoration includes floral design in center, bellflower swags along rim, and a band of blue around rim obverse. No maker's marks seen. Three sets of marks (made of 3-4 dots each) on reverse of rim, probably scars from kiln furniture.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearl ware - Dimensions:
- H-1 Dia-8.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased in 1967 from Mrs. Eleanor Sawyer, antiques dealer of Charlestown, NH. The purchase included four 18th-century English ceramics.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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