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Cake Plate

Manufacturer: Union Porcelain Works, 1863-ca.1922
Medium: Porcelain
Place Manufactured: New York City, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1879
Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 10 x 9 3/8 in. (3.2 x 25.4 x 23.8 cm)
Markings: Printed in black on underside of saucer: "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: 68.87.21
Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Chace
Image: Overall, 68.87.21.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: White porcelain cake plate; vitreous glaze, with colored and gilded decorations. Round flat plate with wide, slightly concave rim; at sides, rim is pulled out to accommodate oval cut-out handles. Handles surrounded by long, leaf forms edged with gold, black, and green vine design. Rim decorated with maroon border with flowers and butterflies in yellow, green, blues, and gilt. Two gold rings in center of plate. Condition: Good; losses to gilding and scratches in paint; scuffs in glaze.

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