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Plate (Dinner plate)
Shenango China
1932
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Shenango China (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
New Castle; Pennsylvania; Lawrence; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Museum Object Number
1972.0128
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Miss B. Ethelda Mullen
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Complete Details
Object Number
1972.0128
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Shenango China (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
New Castle; Pennsylvania; Lawrence; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Western Pennsylvania
Date
1932
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Transfer or Decal-printed "1932", "Quota Club.", "SHENANGO CHINA/ NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A./ QUOTA CLUB INTERNATIONAL, INC./ COPYRIGHT"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface
Inscription: Handpainted "W/M", "DECUS ET TUTAMEN AB ILLO.",
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "NEW HAMPSHIRE"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "MASSACHUSETS."
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "VERMONT"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "RHODE ISLAND"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "CONNECTICUT"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "NEW YORK."
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "JERSEY."
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "PENNSYLVANIA"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "DELAWARE"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "MARYLAND"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "VIRGINIA"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "KENTUCKY."
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "N:CAROLINA"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "S:CAROLINA"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, rim
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "GEORGIA."
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Transfer or decal printed "MARTHA WASHINGTON/ 'STATES' PLATE."; " AUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OF THE/ ORIGINAL MARTHA WASHINGTON STATES/CHINA SPECIALLY MADE FOR THE WASHING-/ TONS' USE AT MT. VERNON AND MENTIONED IN/ MARTHA WASHINGTON'S WILL AS 'THE SET GIVEN/ ME BY MR. VAN BRAAM." ORIGINAL PLATE NOW IN/ SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION IN THE LOAN COLLEC-/ TION OF MRS. FRANCIS W. DICKINS. THIS REPROD-/ UCTION MADE UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF/ QUOTA CLUB INTERNATIONAL FOR THE GEORGE/ WASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL 1932."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Martha Washington
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
0.787 (H) x 9.185 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2 (H) x 23.33 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
OH and ODiam at rim.