Theodore Russell Davis and Haviland & Co.
“The Shad” Fish Platter
1878
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Physical Qualities
Porcelain, enamel, gilt, 10 × 24 1/8 × 2 7/8 in. (25.4 × 61.3 × 7.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jonathan W. Kolker, Baltimore, in Memory of Irving and Rosa Kolker
Object Number
2022.162
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 [overlapped]" in gold
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 black); - "H & Co." (stamped factory mark in green)
Designer
Theodore Russell Davis
1839–1893
Boston, MA 1840-1894 Asbury Park, NJ
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