Dinner Plate
MakerMade by
Bauscher Brothers
German, 1881 - 1927
RetailerSold by
Mellen & Hewes Co.
American
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Julia Brace Allen
American, 1893 - 1976
Dateearly 20th century
MediumMechanically-molded porcelain with gilding
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 10 1/2in. (26.7cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Gilbert A. Wicke and Mrs. Seth P. Holcombe
DescriptionRound, white, porcelain dinner plate with gilded decoration. A thin line of gilding is applied in a circle where the rim dips down to form the bottom surface of the dinner plate. A more elaborate gilded decoration is found at the edge of the rim, where a band of gilding with a textured surface is surrounded by two lines of gilding with a shiny surface. A line of shiny gilding in the greek key pattern is applied over the textured surface. The decoration at the rim is about a quarter of an inch wide.
Object number1984.73.0
MarkingsThere are three groups of marks located on the bottom of the dinner plate: an impressed oval maker's mark with the word "BAUSCHER" curved over the word "WEIDEN"; the impressed numbers "243" over "26 1/2"; and a stamped, overglaze, pinkish red retailer's mark, "THE MELLEN & HEWES CO./ HARTFORD, CONN."On View
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