Theodore Russell Davis and Haviland & Co.

“A Special Oyster Plate”

Designed 1879-1880; in production 1880-1886

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Theodore Russell Davis and Haviland & Co.

“A Special Oyster Plate”

Designer: Theodore Russell Davis
Manufacturer: Haviland & Co.

“A Special Oyster Plate”

Designed 1879-1880; in production 1880-1886

Physical Qualities Porcelain, enamel, gilt, 8 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 1 in. (22.2 × 22.2 × 2.5 cm.)

Portfolio/Series Design from the Hayes Presidential Porcelain Service limited specialty pieces

Credit Line Gift of Jonathan W. Kolker, Baltimore, in Memory of Irving and Rosa Kolker

Object Number 2022.173

The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2022; Jonathan W. Kolker, Baltimore, MD by descent, 1980s; Irving Mason (1895-1957) and Rosa Jacobson Kolker (1907-1998), Baltimore, MD by purchase

Inscribed: None

Markings: On underside: - [American eagle with spread wings and Seal of United States in polychrome enamels]; - "Theo: R. Davis." (Facsimile signature in black); - "FABRIQUÉ PAR / HAVILAND & Co./ d’aprés les dessins / DE" (stamped in orange-red); - "DESIGN PATENTED / AUGUST 10th 1880 (stamped in blue); - "H & Co." (stamped factory mark in green)