Oyster Plate

Creator Name

Thomas C. Smith;
Union Porcelain Works

Cultural Context

Date

patented January 4, 1881

Source

Brooklyn Museum

About the Work

Brooklyn Museum Object Description

Oyster plate with polychrome decoration. Large clam shell-shaped plate with five smaller shell-shaped depressions. Four of the small shells are oyster shells outlined in black, with black and yellow form in center. The fifth is a scallop shell, outlined in gold. Decoration around all shell-shaped depressions consists of seaweed, snails, mussels, lobster claws, small crab, etc. Ground color seen around rim is light pink. CONDITION: Good.

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Title

Oyster Plate

Creator

Thomas C. Smith, American, American, 1815–1901, Designer;
Union Porcelain Works, 1863–ca. 1922, Manufacturer

Worktype

Ceramic

Cultural Context

Material

Porcelain

Dimensions

3/4 x 8 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (1.9 x 21.9 x 16.8 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

patented January 4, 1881

Provenance

H. Randolph Lever Fund, Dec 07, 1966

Style Period

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution

Creative Commons-BY

Inscription

On underside: printed in yellow within urn, "UNION / PORCELAIN / WORKS / GREENPOINT / N.Y."; printed in green, "PAT. JAN. 4. 1881 / U.P.W. / [head of an eagle]"; no signature; no inscriptions

Location

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Source

Brooklyn Museum

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