Name/Title
Royal Rochester Golden Pheasant Fraunfelter porcelain pie server and stand, c. 1920sEntry/Object ID
2020.15.4Description
Acc. No. 20.15.4 A, B
Subject Category: Household, utilitarian
Date or Period: 1920s
Object: Plate, Pie, and Stand
Description: Porcelain plate with raised sides forming a pie shape (A) with art-nouveau design of red, orange and blue flowers in panels rimmed with silver with a central design featuring an exotic bird on an off-white background, and matching nickel-plated stand. Underside of A has decal under glaze marked 'Royal-Rochester, hand-painted, Guaranteed Heat Proof, For Baking. Stand has stamped manufacturers mark reading: ‘Royal Rochester 1122’. No pottery mark.
Size inside: Diameter 9”, flaring to 10”.
History of Object: A pie server from the Royal-Rochester brand, the result of collaboration of the Rochester Stamping Co., or Rochester Stamping Works, knife and cutlery manufacturer Millar Fillmore Robeson, and China manufacturer Charles D. Fraunfelter. The pattern is known as 'Golden Pheasant'. The pie server was used by the Albert Stagnaro family of Alameda.
Acquired from: Alrita Murphy, Alameda
Date: 02/16/2020
