Plate

RetailerSold by G. Fox and Co. (American, founded 1847)

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Mrs. Boyce (died 1977)

MakerMade by Unknown

Dateabout 1920s

MediumMechanically-molded porcelain with gilding and polychrome enamels

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 5 3/4in. (14.6cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of Colonel W. Craig Boyce, Jr.

Object number1977.77.0

DescriptionSmall, round, porcelain plate with an undulating rim. The plate is decorated with gilding and both transfer-printed and hand-painted enamels. The circular pattern in the center of the plate is printed with black enamel, then hand-colored with blue, green, peach, brown, and grey enamels. The pattern shows a road crossing a body of water in the foreground. The road leads below a pointed arch supported on either side of the road by two circular towers. The road and monument are located in a park with many trees. A multi-story building with an irregular roofline and circular, domed cupula is visible beyond the park on the right. Near the bottom of the pattern is the title, "CAPITOL AND SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL ARCH, HARTFORD, CONN." The pattern is surrounded by a gilt filigree border, then six groups of impressionistic hand-painted pink, blue, and green flowers at the rim. Finally, there is a line of raised, white, shell-edge decoration at the outer edge of the rim. A small amount of the hand-painted enamel has flaked off, most notably where the enamel is thickest.

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