Hot water plate

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Hot water plate

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.458

Description

Hot water plate: One "ear" with square water opening, the other with open-work rosette; white porcelain with slightly greyish cast, decorated in blue and gold; somewhat uneven ("orange peel") surface. Gold rim, blue border with gold-scalloped red line toward interior; on inner sides, serpentine line of chevron pattern, half gold, half blue; on interior bottom, pseudo-armorial crest with monogram "E S C" within spade-shaped shield set against ermine mantling, with gold tasseled and fringed blue drapery having two Louis XVI bow-knots, one blue, one gold, at top and immediately above shield.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1795 - 1800

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Owners' monogram: "E S C"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

From ear to ear

Width

11 in

Diameter

9-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 x 9 3/4 in. (27.9 x 24.8 cm)

Material

Porcelain (hard-paste)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Miss Muriel G. Cole

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

VC.59.453 - Bowl - Part of set VC.59.454 a-b - Vegetable dish - Part of set VC.59.455 a-b - Vegetable dish - Part of set VC.59.456 a-b - Sauce tureen - Part of set VC.59.457 - Salt dish - Part of set VC.59.459 - Platter - Part of set VC.59.460 - Platter - Part of set VC.59.461 - Platter - Part of set VC.59.462 a-b - Cup - Part of set VC.59.463 a-b - Cup - Part of set VC.59.464 a-b - Cup - Part of set VC.59.465 - Cream pitcher - Part of set VC.59.466 - Soup plate - Part of set VC.59.467 - Soup plate - Part of set VC.59.468 - Soup plate - Part of set VC.59.469 - Soup plate - Part of set VC.59.470 - Plate - Part of set VC.59.471 - Plate - Part of set VC.59.472 - Plate - Part of set VC.59.473 - Plate - Part of set VC.59.474 - Plate - Part of set VC.59.475 - Plate - Part of set VC.59.476 - Plate - Part of set VC.59.477 - Plate - Part of set VC.59.478 - Plate - Part of set VC.59.479 - Plate - Part of set VC.59.480 - Bowl - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Evaluation of entire 28 piece set at time of purchase $1600.00. Date unknown. In general, hot water plate is more common form in metals (v. pewter items at VCM).

Note Type

General Note

Note

W .453-.480

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Dining Room