Plate, Decorative

Object/Artifact

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Historic Stonington

Name/Title

Plate, Decorative

Entry/Object ID

2015.503

Description

Decorative Handpainted Opaline Plate painted by Bessie Burtch Chesebro of Stonington sweet pea flowers in shades of gray blue paper tag taped to back: "painted by Bess Saunders (Bessie Burtch Chesebro) born 1874 in Stonington, wife of Durwood Guy Saunders (1872-1950) born and died in Westerly direct descendant of Tobias Saunders, one of the incorporators of Westerly.

Collection

Palmer House

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1940