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Dish, Serving

Object Name:
Dish, Serving
Object ID:
1956.349
Place of Origin:
Limoges, France
Date:
1820-1885
Description:
Serving Dish. Porcelain; white with gold band trim. Round shape with deeply carved rim, done in a leaf-shape design. Two cut-out handles. Gold trim around rim, and around handle cut outs. Gold circle in center. Foot ring present. Two maker's marks incised on bottom reverse: "S(or 5)" and "Ch". Cellophane tape label on bottom, with donor information: "Jewell / 10/11/56".
Material:
Ceramic
Porcelain
Dimensions:
H-2.6 W-12.25 D-11.9 inches
Provenance:
Believed to be the base for a stemmed fruit bowl (1939.008.07; also marked 1939.20.7), which is from a set of Haviland porcelain given by Margaret Jewell in 1939; no history was given with that set, nor with this piece.
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret Jewell
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