On View
On viewSoup Plates
Date1795-1815
Terms
- Soup Plates
- Porcelain
- China
Dimensions17.77 cm (7 in.)
MarkingsScript gilt initials "MB."
Credit LineGift of the Cummings Davis Society (1991)
Object number1991.28.1
DescriptionPorcelain with overglaze decoration. Partial tea service (1991.28.1-.10). Plate has three borders: 1. red and gilt diaper; 2. black and gilt wavy with four floral sprays; 3. black and gold chain. In the center is a sepia pen and ink style landscape with a boat and a narrow gilt surround. Above it in the field the script gilt initials "MB."
