Platter

1883–85
Not on view
By using the process of transfer printing, in which a medium printed with decorative motifs is impressed on the biscuit body of an object before firing, Willets and other Trenton firms strove to emulate the plethora of English transfer-printed dinner services in the Aesthetic style.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Platter
  • Maker: Willets Manufacturing Company (1879–1908)
  • Date: 1883–85
  • Geography: Made in Trenton, New Jersey, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Earthenware
  • Dimensions: 10 x 16 in. (25.4 x 40.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, David Scott Parker Gift, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.452
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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