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Plate

Date1950-1975

MediumMechanically-molded whiteware with underglaze green decoration

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

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".