Fruit Plate

• Artist: Union Porcelain Works (Manufacturer)
• Medium: Porcelain
• Geographical Location: New York City, New York, USA
• Dates: ca. 1880
• Dimensions: 1 x 7 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (2.5 x 18.7 x 18.7 cm)
• Markings: On underside: transfer-printed in yellow, "[within urn] UNION / PORCELAIN / WORKS / GREENPOINT / N.Y." and below urn "2 86"; faint mark in green of "U.P.W." above head of an eagle
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 36, Shelf N
• Accession Number: 68.87.17
• Image: 68.87.17.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2003

Catalogue Description:
White porcelain fruit plate; vitreous glaze, with colored and gilded decorations. Round plate with flat bottom and straight, angled sides; decorated with three geranium leaves in center and, around rim, bands of green and gold at edge, and maroon border with flowers and butterflies in yellow, green, blues, and gilt. Condition: Fair; large crack across center of plate; two large chips in rim; losses to gilding and scratches in paint.