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Plate (Dinner plate)
1876-1930
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Museum Object Number
2001.0031.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Alice Braunfeld
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Object Number
2001.0031.001
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Date
1876-1930
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, center of reserve
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, interlocked, Roman letters "MW"
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, within reserve
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "DECUS ET TUTAMEN AB ILLO"
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside, within footrim
Inscription: Handpainted in gilded script "Presented to/ Lady Washington/ 1790"
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."
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Martha Washington
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
1.142 (H) x 8.504 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.9 (H) x 21.6 (Diam)