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| Accession # | 68.87.23 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Union Porcelain Works |
| Title | Celery Dish |
| Date | ca. 1879 |
| Medium | Porcelain |
| Dimensions | 1 x 9 x 4 7/8 in. (2.5 x 22.9 x 12.4 cm) |
| Marks | Printed in black on underside of saucer: "UNION / Porcelain Works." |
| Inscriptions | no inscriptions |
| Signed | no signature |
| Credit Line | Gift of Franklin Chace |
| Location | Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf N (Ceramics) |
| Description | White porcelain celery dish; vitreous glaze, with colored and gilded decorations. Oblong diamond-shaped dish with notched corners and angled sides; decorated with two gilded rings in center of plate and, around rim, 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. |
