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Plate, Soup

Object Name:
Plate, Soup
Object ID:
1914.014.281
Place of Origin:
England or Holland
Date:
1740-1770
Description:
Soup Plate. Tin-glazed earthenware (Delft). Bluish-white body, with hand-painted blue design and yellow rim. Plain circular rim; base ring present. Border is decorated with three large flowers separated with circles and leaves; center is decorated with five flowers including daisies and tulips. At the base of the design is a triangular pyramid of three balls.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware - Tin-glazed
Dimensions:
H-1.2 Dia-9.1 inches
Provenance:
From the ceramics collection by Martha Durgin (b.1833) of Concord, NH. She probably began her collection in the late 1880s-early 1890s. Said to have been purchased by Ms. Durgin in England.
Credit Line:
Gift of Martha E. Durgin
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