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Plate (Child's plate)
Handle your tools without mittens...
Robert Dighton the Elder, Bowles & Carver
1845-1855
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Dighton the Elder (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1984.0141.147
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Lindsley R. and Janet B. Bailey
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Object Number
1984.0141.147
Object Name
Plate (Child's plate)
Title
Handle your tools without mittens...
Category
Ceramics - Lindsley R. and Janet B. Bailey Collection
Creator (Role)
Robert Dighton the Elder (Design inspiration); Bowles & Carver (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1845-1855
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular label with "LUSTRE/PINK/335"
Type: Inscription
Location: On well around printed scene
Inscription: "Handle your tools without mittens: remember the cat in gloves catches no mice:", continuing below: "Constant dropping wears away stones: and little strokes fell great oaks."
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Education
- Franklin's Maxims
- Franklin's Proverbs
- Benjamin Franklin
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.9 (H) x 7.2 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.4 (H) x 18.3 (Diam)