Plate

MakerMade by Kettlesprings Kilns American, founded 1950

RetailerSold by G. Fox and Co. American, 1847 - 1993

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Mollie Munroe

Date1950-1975

MediumMechanically-molded whiteware with underglaze green decoration

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 9 7/8in. (25.1cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of Earle Munroe

DescriptionLarge, round, whiteware plate with designs showing various scenes in and around Hartford, Connecticut. The central, circular design on the plate is titled, "State Capitol -- Hartford, Connecticut". It shows a large, Gothic-inspired building with an irregular roofline and circular domed tower. This central pattern is surrounded by a border at the rim that contains six titled designs. The first shows a long, low building with a large square tower, titled, "TRINITY COLLEGE CHAPEL HARTFORD". The next is a large, multi-story rectangular building with a tower projecting from a taller portion of the structure, titled, "TRAVELER'S/ HARTFORD". The next shows a two-story building with a projecting portico and a spire above, titled, "OLD CHURCH GUILFORD". Next is an image of a Federal-style building with arched first floor windows and doors and a cupula above, titled, "OLD STATE HOUSE HARTFORD". The next design is of a five-story building with a tower, titled, "AETNA LIFE/ HARTFORD". Finally, the last image shows a three-story building with a projecting porch and a tower above, titled, "U. OF CONN. STORRS". Each of the designs is separated by a small seal or a cluster of flowers. The oval seal contains the words, "SIGILLUM REPUBLICAE CONNECTICUTENSIS".

Object number1977.20.2

MarkingsThere are a series of marks printed in green underglaze on the bottom of the plate. At the top is a circle with the outline of a building inside. Above the outline are the words, "SERVING CONNECTICUT SINCE 1847", and below the outline is, "G. FOX & CO." Below this is another mark, "Exclusively With/ G. FOX & CO./ HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT". Then is the manufacturers's mark, showing a small image of a kiln, then, "KETTLESPRINGS/ KILNS_ _ _ R D 1/ ALLIANCE, OHIO/ S 52".

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