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Plate, Food

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/486aa863-4063-480c-849f-452400898756
Collection
Wheatland
Title
Parisian Pink Dinner Plate
Object ID
2014.019.006
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Collection
Wheatland
Title
Parisian Pink Dinner Plate
Description
A medium size serving plate with color transfer-printed edge. Wide pink band and scene in center featuring "Shakespeare's House". May be part of the Parisian Pink china purchased by James Buchanan while serving as the U.S. Secretary of State from the French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt.
Provenance
Note: Most likely part of:
French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt
to James Buchanan
to James Buchanan Henry
Year Range From
1814
Year Range To
1825
Made By
Shaffordshire Pottery (Pratt)
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Dining Room
Storage Wall
Southwest Wall
Storage Cabinet
Built-in Cupboard
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
People
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Inscription Position
Bottom
Inscription Technique
Pen and Ink
Inscription Text
Feuillet Paris rue de la Paix
Inscription Type
Signature
Object Name
Plate, Food
Material
Porcelain
Makers Mark
Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the ojects no longer have the designer's signature
Length (cm)
40.64
Length (ft)
1.3333333333
Length (in)
16
Width (cm)
28.575
Width (ft)
0.9375
Width (in)
11.25
Depth (cm)
4.445
Depth (ft)
0.1458333333
Depth (in)
1.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-01-13
Object ID
2014.019.006
Notes
Although documentation has not yet been found, it is believed that these pieces of the Parisian Pink set were donated by a Henry Family descendant.
Place of Origin
England
Accession Number
2014.019
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Saltshaker

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/268236a2-8fd6-40fe-8903-623099240898
Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Ceramics
Title
Mochaware saltahaker
Object ID
1949.011.08
Date Range
1785-1840
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Ceramics
Title
Mochaware saltahaker
Description
Thrown Mochaware saltshaker with potbelly body on pedestal base; strongly perforated dome top above collar. Bands of hand-painted decoration in orange and brown.
Removed sticker read, "Mocha 3-S"
Date Range
1785-1840
Year Range From
1785
Year Range To
1840
Collector
J.B. Morris
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 34
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Object Name
Saltshaker
Material
Clay
Height (in)
4
Diameter (in)
2.25
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Large chip under collar. Minute scratches around "belly." Missing stopper. Wear under pedestal base.
Object ID
1949.011.08
Place of Origin
England
Accession Number
1949.011
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Saltshaker

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/13d43619-fea8-4b8e-b529-455249258722
Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Ceramics
Title
Mochaware saltshaker
Object ID
1949.011.09
Date Range
1785-1840
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Ceramics
Title
Mochaware saltshaker
Description
Thrown Mochaware saltshaker with inverted pear-shaped body on pedestal base with strongly perforated dome top above collar. Small bands of hand-painted tan and dark brown decoration. Three dendritic designs dominate sides of body.
Attached sticker reads, "Mocha 4-S"
Date Range
1785-1840
Year Range From
1785
Year Range To
1840
Collector
J.B. Morris
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 34
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Object Name
Saltshaker
Material
Clay
Height (in)
3.5
Diameter (in)
2.25
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Crazed. Wear at base. Missing stopper
Object ID
1949.011.09
Place of Origin
England
Accession Number
1949.011
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Saltshaker

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4f931b81-6b18-4920-8704-498812921861
Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Ceramics
Title
Mochaware saltshaker
Object ID
1949.011.10
Date Range
1785-1840
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Ceramics
Title
Mochaware saltshaker
Description
Thrown Mochaware saltshaker with pear shaped body on pedestal base; perforated dome top above collar. White body decorated with dark brown and tan bands and an undulating pattern of small dentritic shapes on sides.
Attached sticker reads, "J. B. Morris / 1958"
Date Range
1785-1840
Year Range From
1785
Year Range To
1840
Collector
J.B. Morris
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 34
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Object Name
Saltshaker
Material
Clay
Height (in)
4.5
Diameter (in)
2
Condition
Excellent
Condition Notes
Wear at base. Missing stopper
Object ID
1949.011.10
Place of Origin
England
Accession Number
1949.011
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