Theodore Russell Davis and Haviland & Co.
“The Shad” Fish Platter
Designed 1879-1880; in production 1880-1886
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- Designer: Theodore Russell Davis
- Manufacturer: Haviland & Co.
“The Shad” Fish Platter
Designed 1879-1880; in production 1880-1886
Physical Qualities
Porcelain, enamel, gilt, 10 × 24 1/8 × 2 7/8 in. (25.4 × 61.3 × 7.3 cm.)
Portfolio/Series
Design from the Hayes Presidential Porcelain Service from The Fish Course Series (12 plates)
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)
