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Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1863.11
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 11.1 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: by hand in black ink on obverse: "came over in the / Mayflower in 1620."
inscribed: by hand in black ink on reverse: "Presented by John [illeg.]/Mayflower/1620."
Description:
Porcelain plate with flared rim, hand painted in underglaze blue with calligraphic landscape in three sections, seven abstract birds above.
Credit Line:
Gift of John W. Quincy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
