DECORATIVE PLATE: WALNUTS

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

DECORATIVE PLATE: WALNUTS

Entry/Object ID

97.60.1.2

Description

Color: Brown, green, orange, yellow A handpainted decorative plate, manufactured in Japan, ca. 1920s. The ceramic plate has a branch with green and brown leaves and walnuts with a background in tints of yellow and orange. The rim of the plate is painted in brown. At the center of the bottom is the maker's mark, consisting of a laurel wreath with the letter "M" within it and the words "Hand Painted" and "NIPPON around it, which dates the object to 1891-1921. There are no other identifying features. In good condition, the plate has some scuffing on the rim at the underside of the plate, but no other indications of wear and damage.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Leaves, Trees, Walnuts

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Plates (dishes), Plates (Tableware)--Japan, Tableware--Japan

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Plates (Dishes)