Small molded transferware plate, hand-painted. White-bodied plate has recessed bottom with light green transfer decoration of a woman spinning outdoors near a house, two gentlemen, two small sheep and cow. Surrounding scene is "Fly pleasure and it will follow you. The diligent spinner as a large shift./ Now I have a Sheep & Cow every body bids me good morrow." A flaring rim is slightly hexagonal with scalloped edge painted with red lustre. Raised leafage and swagged beading have underglaze bright paint colors with alternating red, yellow, blue and green.
Provenance
Descent to Sarah Muench from family (likely Aunt Alice Potter Fordney, an antiques dealer).
Glazed soft paste porcelain plate (one of a pair with 98.51.23), handpainted "Queens Rose" pattern decoration. Dished out center surounded by nearly horizontal rim. Large pink flower off to one side of center with smaller flowers with larger yellow centers and rust petals. Five smaller versions of center pink rose spaced around rim and linked by thin line banding, S-curves, and various round shapes.
Impressed "O" on bottom. In grease pencil is written "2173 and ($)"12.50." Paper sticker reads "$9526 each."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Glazed soft paste porcelain plate (one of a pair with .98.51.22), handpainted "Queens Rose" pattern decoration. Dished out center surounded by nearly horizontal rim. Large pink flower off to one side of center with smaller flowers with larger yellow centers and rust petals. Five smaller versions of center pink rose spaced around rim and linked by thin line banding, S-curves, and various round shapes.
Impressed "10" on bottom.
Impressed "O" on bottom. In grease pencil is written "2173 and ($)"12.50." Paper sticker reads "$9526 each."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Glazed soft paste porcelain plate, handpainted "Kings Rose" pattern decoration. Dished out center surounded by nearly horizontal rim. Large red flower off to one side of center with smaller flowers with larger yellow centers and rust petals. Five smaller roses of pink spaced around rim and linked by thin line banding, S-curves, and various round shapes.
Impressed "8" on bottom.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Significant squiggled scratches in red rose. Brown paint adhered to rim edge. Several rough abraded areas around rim edge. Heavy area of scratches on bottom due to plate not resting on foot ring, but the center of the plate.
Object ID
G.98.51.15
Notes
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Place of Origin
England
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Glazed soft paste porcelain molded plate, handpainted flowers in thistle-like design. Dished out center surounded by nearly horizontal molded rim of raised basket-weave design except for four evenly spaced smoothe cartouches containin a painted thistle. Large red flower in center with blue leaves and stem and smaller blooms branching off. Additional space filled in with small green leaves and brown thorns. Brown banding at rim edge and at inside ede of rim. "2350" is painted on the plate bottom.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Minor wear with very light scratches. Areas of paint loss around brown rim edge. Very minor areas of paint loss in central design. Some crazing. Glaze imperfections.
Object ID
G.98.51.13
Place of Origin
England
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Small plate, used as a paten (communion plate). Circular, with single reed brim, marked on bottom with initials "I.CH." and Jacobs touch #169. Double incised lines near brim and single incised line within sunken bottom.
White porcelain plate with 1" pink border and narrow gold outline at edge. A half-inch-wide band of gold encircles central painted landscape with a dismounted rider wearing top hat and riding gear standing with horse and nearby barking dog.
Bottom inscription is: "Feuillet rue de la paix no. 20."
Hairline crack across center of nearly entire plate. Overpainting on inner and outer bands of gold and probably the pink border at center left and right of scene. Pink paint is cracking and lifting at left. Chip at right side (3:00 o'clock) with lifting pink paint on underside of edge. Underside has dulled and darkened areas under both sides of rim where crack extends, indicating overpainting.
Object ID
2013.008.09
Place of Origin
Paris, France
Usage
Buchanan, James
Credit
Gift of the Family of Eleanor N. Henry (John D. McNeill Jr., Mary Catherine Henry West, James Buchanan Henry IV, and Elizabeth Henry Richardson)
White porcelain plates with 7/8" pink border and narrow gold outline. Wide gold inner outline of central area. Center image is two dogs in a landscape with tree.
Bottom inscription is: "Feuillet rue de la paix no. 20."
Some overpainting on inner outline of gold. Soil on underside of rim.
Object ID
2013.008.14
Notes
The Feuillet studio was at 18, Rue de la Paix, advantageously located for the wealthy denizens of the area to come visit and make purchases. The Prince of Conde gave Feuillet his protection, thus assuring a constant flow of high-end clients. Feuillet's design atelier reached its apex in the mid-1820s, lavishly decorating some of the most remarkable plates of the time. The combination of rich paste gilding, saturated border colors and meticulous fruit or floral still life paintings made the factory's output one of the favorite choices, other than Sevres, for purchase by the new French Regime. According to the book "Paris Porcelain" by Regine de Plinval de Guillebon, "Feuillet was one of the best decorators in the Restauration period," (Paris Porcelain, page 244).
Place of Origin
Paris, France
Usage
Buchanan, James
Credit
Gift of the Family of Eleanor N. Henry (John D. McNeill Jr., Mary Catherine Henry West, James Buchanan Henry IV, and Elizabeth Henry Richardson)
White porcelain plate with 7/8" pink border and narrow gold outline. Inner scene of large yellow and pink flowers with trees, arcaded masonry structure and mountain in background.
Bottom inscription is: "Feuillet rue de la paix no. 20."
