Theodore Russell Davis and Haviland & Co.

Seafood Plate

1878

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Theodore Russell Davis and Haviland & Co.

Seafood Plate

Designer: Theodore Russell Davis
Manufacturer: Haviland & Co.

Seafood Plate

1878

Physical Qualities Porcelain, enamel, gilt, 7 5/8 × 9 × 1 1/2 in. (19.4 × 22.9 × 3.8 cm.)

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

Object Number 2022.175

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: Recto: artist's initial "D" in paint

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 / No: 11935 (stamped in blue); - "H & Co." (stamped factory mark in green)