Mount Vernon commemorative plate

Status

Not on view

Datec. 1932

Artist A. G. Richardson and Company, Limited, trademarked as Crown Ducal (since 1916)

Geography Manufactured - England

Medium/TechniqueEarthenware, transfer printed

DimensionsOverall: 10 3/8 in. × 10 3/8 in. × 3/4 in. (26.35 cm × 26.35 cm × 1.91 cm)

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Holdsworth, Vice Regent for New Jersey, 2017

Object numberM-5542

DescriptionGlazed earthenware plate molded into a circular form with a shallow well and wide, flat, scalloped rim, decorated in transfer printed blue. The central reserve contains a modern depiction of Mount Vernon’s East Front, including the balustrade above the piazza, the south porch, south colonnade, and kitchen dependency. Below the central image are the words “Mount Vernon”. The rim features four reserves with c-scrolls enclosing a floral spray, alternating with four pairs of roses on a dark blue ground.

MarkingsPrinted on obverse, center bottom, under glaze: "Mount Vernon". Printed on the reverse, under glaze: a badge of C-scrolls, acanthus, and bellflowers: “George Washington / Bicentenary / Memorial / Plates / 1732-1932 / First in Peace / First in War / First in the Hearts of His Countrymen”. Below the badge is a crown above the words “Crown Ducal / England”.

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