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Plate

Object Name:
Plate
Object ID:
2017.014.044.08
Place of Origin:
England
Date:
1820-1830
Description:
Plate, earthenware. One of a set of 12 identical plates. Round white plate, with raised sides and flat 1" rim. Decorated with raised floral and shell pink lustre pattern on rim, and painted stylized flowers in center. Small pink lustre mark on back. Part of a 28-piece hand-painted tea set that belonged to Mary Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton, NH.
Material:
Earthenware - Lustre
Dimensions:
H-0.7 Dia-7.5 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.
Subjects:
Flowers, Porcelain
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