Museum Object Number2018.0038 |
Plate (Place plate)
Cattleya Walkeriana
Ceramics
Gift of Emma and Jay Lewis
Ceramic Art Company (Lenox Inc.) (Maker)
William H. Morley (Decorator)
1869
1934
Trenton, New Jersey, United States, North America
February 26 1910 (1910-1910)
1. Mark; Underside; Printed green Lenox factory mark
2. Signature; Within central reserve; Signed in painted enamel "W. H. Morley"
3. Inscription; Border; Gilt monogram (script) "CGR"
4. Inscription; Underside; Painted dark olive enamel "Cattleya Walkeriana"
5. Inscription; Underside; Probably painted dark olive enamel "Trenton N.J. / February 26th 1910"
Porcelain
Molded, Painted, Enameled, Gilded
0.98 (H) , 10.5 (Diam)
2.5 (H) , 26.6 (Diam)
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[Article] Butler, Eliza. 12//2018 Substitute Blooms: Nature and Artifice in Tiffany and Company's Orchid Brooches. Winterthur Portfolio. 52 (No. 4): 181-207.
• Includes overview of late 1800s America's obsession with orchids.