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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: after 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 "1 92" 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: 75.165.5
Credit Line: H. Randolph Lever Fund
Image: Overall, 75.165.5_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: White porcelain plate. Square shape with scalloped corners, polychrome decoration, ring base. Gilt edge, blue border with gilt decoration in stylized foliate and bracket geometric design. In center, in blue, swamp scene with wading crane facing right and bird flying in sky toward left. CONDITION - Excellent.

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