Plate
Formerly an important decorator at Royal Worcester, Callowhill most likely painted this ornate plate, which is signed and inscribed with a Brooklyn address, shortly after his arrival in the United States.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate
- Decorator: James Callowhill (1838–1917)
- Date: ca. 1885–86
- Geography: Made in Brooklyn, New York, New York
- Culture: American
- Medium: Porcelain
- Dimensions: Diam. 7 in. (17.8 cm) (hexagonal)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore Foundation Gift, 2004
- Object Number: 2004.94
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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ca. 1887–90
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