Name/Title
Plate with pine cones by Jorgensen, c. 1920sEntry/Object ID
2012.11.1Description
ACC. NO. 12.11.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD, DECORATIVE
OBJECT: PLATE, CAKE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1920's
DESCRIPTION:
A PLATE, WITH MOLDED OPENWORK HANDLES, HAND-PAINTED, WITH A MOTIF OF PINE CONES AND NEEDLES, ON A SHADED BROWN-COLORED BACKGROUND.
SIZE: DIAMETER: 10-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
PLATE IS PAINTED ON A GERMAN PORCELAIN BLANK, BY ARTIST THOMAS JORGENSEN (1879-1943), BORN IN DENMARK. HE MOVED TO OAKLAND IN 1906 AND OPENED A CHINA PAINTING BUSINESS. HE DIED ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1943. HE AND HIS WIFE'S PORCELAIN WAS ALSO PAINTED AND SOLD IN ALAMEDA.
DONOR: GEORGE GUNN
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 18, 2012
