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Plate (One From a Set of Five)
- Manufacturer: Union Porcelain Works, 1863-ca.1922
- Medium: Porcelain
- Place Made: Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Dates: 1879-1891
- Dimensions: 7/8 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (2.2 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm)
- Markings: Transfer printed on bottom: in orange "UNION / PORCELAIN / WORKS / GREEN POINT / NY" within urn-shaped vessel and "3 89" below; in green, "U.P.W." above head of eagle
- 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: 75.165.4
- Credit Line: H. Randolph Lever Fund
- Image: Overall, 75.165.4_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
- Catalogue Description: White porcelain plate. Square shape with scalloped corners, polychrome decoration, ring base. Gilt edge, yellow border fading toward white center. Light green and lavendar flowers painted on border and extending toward center. Street scene with two houses and stone bridge with mountains in background painted on border. Japanese taste. Condition: Excellent; minor scratches on surface from normal wear.
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