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1993

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Plate Plate

This is a plate. It was created by T. C. Brown and retailed by Davis Collamore & Co.. It is dated ca. 1880 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Daniel Morris. It is credited Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 2.8 × 23 cm (1 1/8 × 9 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] "T.C. BROWN WESTHEAD MOORE & Co. / STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND / 921 BROADWAY / DAVIS COLLAMORE & Co / NEW YORK", with "ESTABLISHED 1745" beneath, printed overglaze in puce (manufactory mark) [2] "B / 5233", three dots in triangular formation beneath, painted in red overglaze (probably pattern or shape number with painter's mark)

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Plate Plate; T. C. Brown; Retailed by Davis Collamore & Co.; England; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x diam.: 2.8 × 23 cm (1 1/8 × 9 1/16 in.); Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion; 1993-134-20

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