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Dish

MakerMade by Hammersley & Co. English, 1887-1932

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Katherine Louisa Lord American, 1853 - 1938

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Mary Frances Lord American, 1850 - 1938

Date1912-1932

MediumMold-formed porcelain with overglaze gilding and enamel in gold, pink, blue, yellow, and green

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (width x depth): 9 x 5 1/8in. (22.9 x 13cm)

Credit LineGift of Mary F. Lord and Katherine L. Lord

DescriptionShallow porcelain dish in the shape of an enlongated shell. The edge of the white dish is decorated with a solid line of gilding that spreads and fades onto the surface. Then the dish is decorated in an overall pattern of small clusters of three gold dots intersperced with roses, pansies, and forget-me-nots in pink, blue, and yellow.

Object number1938.24.27

MarkingsVery faint impressed mark on the bottom of the dish, possibly consisting of a crown with the letters "[unknown] & Co" beneath.

Purple, over-glaze, transfer-printed mark on the bottom of the dish, consists of a crown with "HAMMERSLEY & Co." above and "CHINA/ ENGLAND" below.

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