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Plate

Object Name:
Plate
Object ID:
1938.003.03
Place of Origin:
Staffordshire, England
Date:
circa 1820
Description:
Plate. Blue transfer printed earthenware. Chinoisere type. View shows landscape with pagodas, oriental trees, and three people (one riding a zebra, other two standing). All three people have fanciful hairdos. Border of flowers and leaves. Reverse: blue spread eagle, holding arrows and olive branch, facing left.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware
Dimensions:
H-1 Dia-10 inches
Provenance:
Donated by Hosea Canney in 1938 with several other decorative arts and household items, including more ceramics of similar era. No other information is known about the uses or history this piece.
Credit Line:
Gift of Hosea Canney
Subjects:
Pagodas, Trees, Zebras, Eagle, Flowers
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