Dessert Plate
MakerMade by
W. S. George Pottery Company
American, 1909 - 1960
RetailerSold by
Mellen & Hewes Co.
American
Dateabout 1920-1940
MediumMechanically-molded ironstone with gilding and overglaze enamels in orange, purple, green, black, and yellow
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 8 3/8in. (21.3cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionRound, white, ironstone dessert plate with a gilded rim and a printed multi-color enamel pattern. The pattern, printed off center on the plate, consists of two large pieces of fruit, perhaps apples or oranges, in various shades of purple, orange, and green, with four purple plums just behind. The fruit is surrounded by leaves behind and a sprinkling of small white flowers in the foreground. The flowers extend to the lower left and curve slightly around the plate's surface. The whole pattern is surrounded by two bands of gilding at the rim: a thick band at the outer edge of the rim with a thin band just inside. There are three stilt marks on the bottom of the plate.
There are light and heavy scratches, consistent with use over time, over the top surface of the plate. The wide band of gilding at the edge of the rim shows wear as well.
There are light and heavy scratches, consistent with use over time, over the top surface of the plate. The wide band of gilding at the edge of the rim shows wear as well.
Object number1999.73.0
MarkingsThere are two marks on the bottom of the dessert plate. The first is an underglaze, green, stamped mark of a superimposed "W", "S" and "G" over the name and material "W. S. GEORGE/ WHITE GRANITE". The second mark is the following printed and gilded retailer's mark, "COMPLIMENTS OF/ THE MELLEN & HEWES CO.,/ HARTFORD, CONN./ DEALERS IN CHINA & GLASSWARE."Subject Terms
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