Theodore Russell Davis and Haviland & Co.
“The Blue Crab” Soup Plate
Designed 1879-1880; in production 1880-1886
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- Designer: Theodore Russell Davis
- Manufacturer: Haviland & Co.
“The Blue Crab” Soup Plate
Designed 1879-1880; in production 1880-1886
Physical Qualities
Porcelain, enamel, gilt, 8 7/8 × 9 × 1 3/4 in. (22.5 × 22.9 × 4.4 cm.)
Portfolio/Series
Design from the Hayes Presidential Porcelain Service from the Soup Series (12 plates)
Credit Line
Gift of Jonathan W. Kolker, Baltimore, in Memory of Irving and Rosa Kolker
Object Number
2022.171
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 initials "TD. [overlapping]" in enamel
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: 11933 (stamped in blue); - "H & Co." (stamped factory mark in green)
