Plate
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1930-1960
MediumMold-formed whiteware with green, black, blue, and red transfer and hand-painted decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 4 7/8in. (12.4cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of the heirs of Morgan B. Brainard
DescriptionSmall whiteware plate with a plain edge, a curved top surface, and a round foot on the bottom. The foot has two holes pierced to one side, corresponding with the top of the scene on the reverse. The top of the plate has a green, black, blue, and red transfer and hand-painted scene titled, "The Old Charter Oak. Fell Aug.21.1856". The scene shows a leaning brown tree with leaves, set behind a black iron fence. A white two-story house with a red roof is in the background. The scene is surrounded by fields and trees.
Object number1965.51.25
MarkingsThe bottom of the plate has an impressed "8" or "B" and a round, brown, underglaze stamp that says "Made in/ Germany".On View
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