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Decorative Arts and Design

Plate

Matt Morgan Art Pottery Company; William Purcell McDonald (possible decorator)

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Matt Morgan Art Pottery Company (1882–1884); William Purcell McDonald (possible decorator). Plate, 1884. Earthenware, 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Julius Reiner, 41.851. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Plate

Date

1884

Medium

Earthenware

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)

Inscriptions

Inscribed on base: MATT MORGAN ART POTTERY CO.; Cincinnatti, Ohio Also inscribed initials : WmD (perhaps William P. MacDonald who also worked for Rookwood)

Markings

"231/MATT MORGAN/-CINTI 0-/ ART POTTERY CO/ Wm D/asterisk" Paper label with company name and inscribed WmD

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Julius Reiner

Accession Number

41.851

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Artists and makers

Matt Morgan Art Pottery Company

2 works in the collection

William Purcell McDonald

2 works in the collection