Accession # | 68.87.16 |
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Manufacturer | Union Porcelain Works |
Title | Small Dessert Dish |
Date | ca. 1879 |
Medium | Porcelain |
Dimensions | 1 1/4 x 5 1/16 x 5 1/16 in. (3.2 x 12.9 x 12.9 cm) |
Marks | Printed in black on underside: "UNION / Porcelain Work[s]" |
Inscriptions | no inscriptions |
Signed | no signature |
Credit Line | Gift of Franklin Chace |
Location | Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf N (Ceramics) |
Description | White porcelain dessert bowl; vitreous glaze, with colored and gilded decorations. Round shallow bowl with flat bottom and straight, angled sides; decorated with bands of green and gold at rim, and maroon border with flowers and butterflies in yellow, green, blues, and gilt. Condition: Good; losses to gilding and scratches in paint; small chip in rim. |