| Accession # |
1992.163.2 |
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Manufacturer |
Union Porcelain Works
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|
Decorator |
John Mackie Falconer
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| Title |
Plate |
| Date |
ca. 1875 |
| Medium |
Porcelain |
| Dimensions |
1 1/8 x 9 x 9 in. (2.9 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm) |
| Marks |
On front, in bouge near sitter's arm: "JMF 1875"
On back painted in gray: "8 / a / Philosopher / J. M. Falconer / pinxt / made...... / Union Porcelain Wor... / ... L.I. / Decr. 6/75" |
| Inscriptions |
In the rim, at bottom: "BROOKLYN. L.I." |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Emma and Jay Lewis |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf L (Ceramics)
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| Description |
Plate, porcelain. Simple circular plate with sloping rim. Hand-painted over-glaze decoration. In center of plate is the profile, head-and-shoulders figure of a bald, bearded man in black coat, seated in a chair with red upholstery, barely visible at left, on mottled peach ground. Plate rim outlined on inner and outer edge in black and mottled gray band between. In the band, at bottom: "BROOKLYN. L.I."
CONDITION: Some minor wear to painted surfaces. Inscription on reverse very worn and partially illegible. |
