Plate (Place plate)

  • Title:

    Cattleya Walkeriana

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Ceramic Art Company (Lenox Inc.) (Maker)

    William H. Morley (Decorator)

  • Place of Origin:

    Trenton, New Jersey, United States, North America

  • Date:

    February 26 1910 (1910-1910)

  • Materials:

    Porcelain

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Painted, Enameled, Gilded

  • Museum Object Number:

    2018.0038


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2018.0038

Object Name

Plate (Place plate)

Title

Cattleya Walkeriana

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Emma and Jay Lewis

Creator (Role)

Ceramic Art Company (Lenox Inc.) (Maker)

William H. Morley (Decorator)
1869-1934

Place of Origin

Trenton, New Jersey, United States, North America

Date

February 26 1910 (1910-1910)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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"

Materials

Porcelain

Techniques

Molded, Painted, Enameled, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

0.98 (H) , 10.5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.5 (H) , 26.6 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.