Dessert Plate

Date1765-1775

MediumEarthenware, lead-glazed (creamware) with black transfer-print

DimensionsOverall: 3/4 x 8 7/8in. (1.9 x 22.5cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2005-267

DescriptionCircular creamware plate with rose-molded center and feather-molded edge. Transfer-printed over the glaze in black in center of dish and around rim with vignettes of fancy birds in the style of Sadler and Green (so-called Liverpool Birds pattern).ProvenancePreviously owned by Mark N. Semmes of Chantilly, VA