Plate

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Plate

Entry/Object ID

VC.2003.29

Description

Round luncheon plate; white body with handpainted decoration; wide concave lip; shallow bowl; shallow foot; wide band of blue-gray around lip; single black helmeted knight's bust motif surmounted by horizontal striped bar and eight-pointed star at center top of lip; thin gilt edge; thin black outline and gilt outline around bowl; impressed mark on underside: serif "A"; small gilt x on back of plate.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1850 - 1900

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.2003.23

VC.2003.28

VC.2003..29

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3/4 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Depth

7-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (1.9 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm)

Material

Porcelain

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Wear to gilding at edges and around bowl; scattered firing marks in bowl and around lip; wear overall and missing bit of black outline at PR; slight imperfections on back side, small bump CB and dark dot PL top.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.2003.25 - Plate - Related VC.2003.26 - Plate - Related VC.2003.27 - Plate - Related VC.2003.28 - Plate - Related VC.2003.30 - Plate - Related VC.2003.31 - Plate - Related VC.2003.32 - Plate - Related VC.2003.33 - Plate - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Cataloged 2013, acquired earlier as part of 2003 gift [Jessa J. Krick, 3/19/2013].

Note Type

General Note

Note

Knight's head, striped bar and eight-pointed star are part of the Van Cortlandt coat of arms; these insignia form the armorial crest. Part of a group of nine similar dishes, each of a different color. Gift inventory lists these as "European, late 19th century."

Note Type

Curatorial

Note

Deaccessioned in 2025 - duplicative; offered to Doyle for sale [CAM, 3/18/26]