Plate, Cup
- Object Name:
- Plate, Cup
- Object ID:
- 1967.030.08
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- circa 1825
- Description:
- Cup plate. Whiteware or pearlware earthenware. Circular rim with slightly scalloped edge. Soft sided base ring present. Underglaze blue transfer print on obverse.Center scene depicts a woman wearing a long dress . To the woman's left is a pedestal with a urn. In the back ground is a river or pond with two architectural structures behind it. Flowers in a small dish in foreground. Rim decoration includes floral grouping, scrolls and swags. No maker's mark.
- Material:
- Earthenware - Pearlware
- Dimensions:
- H-0.5 Dia-3.95 inches
- Provenance:
- The objects included in this gift were said to have descended to the donor, Margaret Adelaide (Pollard) Smith (1878-1972) through the Grimes-Stearns family of Keene, NH, and were stored at the family homestead in Keene. Margaret's mother was Helen Semira (Stearns) Pollard (1855-1939), antiques dealer of Keene. Her grandparents were David Bowker Stearns (1829-1912) and Adelaide Lydia Chamberlain (1833-1928) of Keene. Her great-grandparents were Jotham Stearns (1791-1832) and Mary Grimes (1795-1875) of Keene.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret A. Pollard Smith
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