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Marriage Plate (Netherlands), 1754

This is a Marriage plate. It is dated 1754 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is tin-glazed earthenware. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Walter Phelps Warren. It is credited Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 3.2 x 22 cm (1 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

none

It is inscribed

Inscribed inside: "William and / Suanna Plumer / Yarmouth / 1754"

Cite this object as

Marriage Plate (Netherlands), 1754; tin-glazed earthenware; H x diam.: 3.2 x 22 cm (1 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.); Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren; 1986-61-51

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