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Plate

Manufacturer: Union Porcelain Works, 1863-ca.1922
Medium: Porcelain
Place Manufactured: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1879
Dimensions: 1 1/8 x 9 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (2.9 x 24.4 x 24.4 cm)
Markings: Printed in black on underside: "UNION / Porcelain Works."
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 68.87.18
Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Chace
Image: Overall, 68.87.18.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Round white porcelain plate; vitreous glaze, with colored and gilded decorations. Rim decorated with bands of green and gold at edge, and maroon border with flowers and butterflies in yellow, green, blues, and gilt. Condition: Fair; losses to gilding and scratches in paint.

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