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Plate

Object Name:
Plate
Object ID:
1966.018.13
Place of Origin:
Holland or England
Date:
1700-1750
Description:
Plate. Tin-glazed earthenware (Delft). Hand-painted decoration in dark blue on a bluish-white base. Central design of a single flower with leaves and/or buds. Shoulder and rim decoration is composed of two bands with solid circles. Two parallel marks on the bottom of plate, underglaze in blue. Plain round rim; base ring present.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware - Tin-glazed
Dimensions:
H-1 Dia-9.375 inches
Provenance:
One of a collection of items from the Chandler and Rollins families of Bedford, NH, given by Rollins descendants Laura Berry Offutt and Harriett Berry Derham. Note from donors says, "Rodney Foster Rollins, Ella M. (Worden) Rollins -- last owners of the corner cupboard (now at Winterthur) and china in same which has been given to the N.H. Historical Society in Concord, N.H." This plate is one of the pieces from the cupboard mentioned. Rodney Foster Rollins (1857-1921) and Ella M. Worden of Bedford, NH, were the donors' aunt and uncle (mother's brother), who had no children.
Credit Line:
Gift of Laura Berry Offutt and Harriet Berry Denham
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