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1998.69.0.26
Plates
1998.69.0.26

Plates

Maker (English, 1895 - present)
Retailer (American, founded 1847)
Date1962
MediumMechanically-molded cream-colored earthenware with underglaze red decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 8 1/4in. (21cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Marie P. Coburn
DescriptionGroup of six cream-colored earthenware plates, a type of ceramic known as creamware. These plates are part of a larger group of tea and dinner wares consisting of one creamer (.1), a lidded sugar bowl (.2a-b), four teacups (.3-.6), six saucers (.7-.12), six bread-and-butter plates (.13-.18), seven dinner plates (.19-.25) and six smaller plates (.26-.31). The group of tea and dinner wares is decorated with the same red, underglaze, transfer-printed elements, generally a pattern and border. The pattern consists of a branch containing several of the same kind of flower, the mountain laurel. The border consists of a trailing vine with leaves, interrupted periodically by a cluster of five of these same flowers. Various ceramics in the set are decorated with a shield containing three vines on three trelisses.

Each of the six round plates has a narrow undulating rim, is decorated in the center with the pattern of flowers, and is surrounded by the flower and vine border at the rim. At the top of the rim, the border is interrupted by a shield containing three grapevines. At the bottom of the rim, the border is interrupted by a shield showing a wooden three-story house with two additions and two chimneys. The surfaces of the plates are lightly scratched and have some light water stains.
Object number1998.69.0.26-.31
NotesSubject Note: The flower printed in the pattern and border on this set of creamware is the mountain laurel, the state flower of Connecticut. The shield containing three grapevines is the emblem of the State of Connecticut.
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1998.69.0.4
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd.
1962
1998.69.0.17
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd.
1961-1962
1998.69.0.22
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd.
1962
Lidded Sugar Bowl
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd.
1962
1998.69.0.8
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd.
1962
Creamer
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd.
1962
1945.1.1396.22
Unknown
1800-1810
1979.68.751.12
Unknown
about 1925
1979.68.751.9
Unknown
about 1925
1979.68.751.18
Unknown
about 1925
1945.1.1396.42
Unknown
1800-1810
Child's Teapot
Unknown
late 19th-early 20th century