Plate, Dinner

Object Name:

Plate, Dinner

Object ID:

1940.019.01

Creator:

Tiffany & CompanyDesigner; Royal Porcelain Works, WorcesterManufacturer; Jones, McDuffee & StrattonRetailer

Place of Origin:

Worcester, England

Date:

1906

Description:

Dinner plate with image of the Old Man of Mountain. Round plate with smooth edge, flared rim, shallow, rounded center. Light blue garland of small grapes and leaves around rim. Center image of a blue shield containing a disc with profile of the Old Man of the Mountain and legend: "Old Man of the Mountain, BC 2000". Eagle with wings raised, facing to left above. Native Americans seated on both sides of the shield surrounded by oak leaves and acorns. Designed by Tiffany & Company, New York, NY; Manufactured by the Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester, England; Retailed by Jones, McDuffee & Stratton, Boston, MA; 1906. Printed Worcester mark on reverse: Crown over circle which contains four W's, crescent with "51" in center, "ROYAL WORCESTER ENGLAND" below circle, six dots to each side and three below name, "J. MCD. & S. CO." below Worcester mark. Impressed "D3" also on reverse side.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-1.2 Dia-10.7 inches

Provenance:

Part of a collection of paintings and objects donated by Mabelle F. Greenleaf (1873-1966), wife of Charles Henry Greenleaf (1841-1924), who was the proprietor of the Profile House in Franconia, NH. Part of a dinner service designed and manufactured for the New Profile House which opened in 1906.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mabelle Furst Greenleaf

People:

Greenleaf, Charles Henry (1841-1924), Greenleaf, Mabelle F. (1873-1966)

Subjects:

Acorn decorations, Ceramics, Eagle, Grapes, Indians of North America, Leaves, Old Man of the Mountain, Plates, Porcelain, Shields (Heraldry)