Theodore Russell Davis and Haviland & Co.
“On the Chesapeake Bay” Game Platter
Designed 1879-1880, in production 1880-1886
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- Designer: Theodore Russell Davis
- Manufacturer: Haviland & Co.
“On the Chesapeake Bay” Game Platter
Designed 1879-1880, in production 1880-1886
Physical Qualities
Porcelain, enamel, gilt, 2 7/16 × 18 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (6.2 × 47 × 31.8 cm.)
Portfolio/Series
Design from the Hayes Presidential Porcelain Service from the On the Chesapeake Bay Game Course Series (12 plates)
Credit Line
Gift of Frederica Kolker Saxon, Baltimore, in Memory of Irving and Rosa Kolker
Object Number
2022.177
Davis designed twelve plates and a game platter for the game course, titling the ensemble “On the Chesapeake Bay.”
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2022; Frederica K. Saxon (1933-2025), Baltimore, MD by descent, 1980s; Irving Mason (1895-1957) and Rosa Jacobson Kolker (1907-1998), Baltimore, MD by purchase
Inscribed: Recto: artist's initials "TD [overlapped]" in enamel
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Scott 01
