Plate

PeriodCirca 1790 - 1810

Place MadeEngland

MediumGlazed earthenware

Dimensions1 × 6 in. (2.5 × 15.2 cm)

ClassificationsEarthenware

Credit LineGift of J. B. Morris, Jr., 1958

Object number1979.501.12-1

DescriptionA dessert size plate of six inches diameter, of sturdy white earthenware, with an elaborate transfer printed surface. In the center, a well-dressed man and woman are seated at a tilt-top tea table arranged outside under a shady tree, wearing garments that appear to date towards the turn of the 18th century. The man gestures to the viewer's left, where a young African American boy stands pouring tea from a teapot. A small dog appears at the right of the woman. The plate's wide cavetto features a bold floral and foliate wreath. The very edge of the plate is glazed with bright yellow.

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