| Accession # |
68.87.13 |
|
Manufacturer |
Union Porcelain Works
|
| Title |
Nut Dish |
| Date |
ca. 1880 |
| Medium |
Porcelain |
| Dimensions |
1 1/8 x 4 7/8 x 4 in. (2.9 x 12.4 x 10.2 cm) |
| Marks |
On underside: transfer-printed in green, "U.P.W." above head of an eagle |
| Inscriptions |
no inscriptions |
| Signed |
no signature |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Franklin Chace |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf N (Ceramics)
|
| Description |
Porcelain nut dish, part of green and white dinner service (68.87.1-13). White porcelain with vitreous glaze, rectangular dish with upturned sides that are pinched in slightly in center of three edges; fourth edge has pulled, rounded handle. Applied decorations in gilding and green paint around rim: gilded band around rim; squares of basket weave pattern in gilding at four corners; roundel containing stylized fleur-de-lis at border opposite handle; gilded flourish on handle; and border of ribbon and tassel design between basket pattern on other two sides.
CONDITION: Good. |
