Plate
Dateca. 1810
Maker
Davenport
OriginEngland, Longport
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (china glaze / pearlware)
DimensionsOH: 11/16"; OD: 7 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund
Object number2025-42,2
DescriptionPlate: circular plate painted with three autumnal leaves possibly depicting sycamore, copper beech, and Plymouth pear. The rim with a band of brown at the edge. Three sets of trivet marks arranged around the back of the rim. The undecorated back of the plate with impressed mark: “Davenport” in an arch above an anchor.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)The undecorated back of the plate with impressed mark: “Davenport” in an arch above an anchor.ProvenancePrior to 2021, in the collection of Peter Fane (London, England). With Martyn Edgell Antiques, Ltd. (Peterborough, England) until May 2025 when it was purchased from Martyn Edgell by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, Virginia).
