Plate

Ceramic

The Arts Club of Washington Collection

Dinner plate, Mayer China, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, stenciled porcelain, ca.1974.

Dinner plate with gold edging, blue floral border and an image of the front door to the Monroe House in the center with "Arts Club of Washington" below.

Name/Title

Plate

Use

Part of a larger set of porcelain designed and used by the Arts Club as a dinner service.

Context

The image of the doorway was adapted from an etching by Emily Burling Waite, non-resident member of the Arts Club in 1926. The etching was also used for the Arts Club's bookplate. Source: "Arts Club of Washington, Records and History, Vol. I," 1954, p.20 C.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Mayer China

Date made

circa 1974

Notes

See notes under Inscription/Signature/Marks

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Diameter

10-1/2 in

Location

Building

305 Art Archives

General Notes

Note

Additional 8 matching plates (un-accessioned) and two matching coffee cups and two saucers (also un-accessioned) in storage.

Update Date

February 4, 2026