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Plate

Dateca. 1810

Maker Davenport

OriginEngland, Longport

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (china glaze / pearlware)

DimensionsOH: 3/4"; OD: 7 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund

Object number2025-42,1

DescriptionPlate: circular plate painted with three autumnal leaves possibly depicting black poplar, purging buckthorn, and copper beech leaves. 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).