Plate, Decorative
- Object Name:
- Plate, Decorative
- Creator:
- Celia Thaxter (1835-94)
- Date:
- 1879
- Material:
- Porcelain
- Description:
- 7/8 x 8 1/2� dia. Porcelain. Plate decorated with a handpainted scene of a purple/pink sunset with waxing crescent moon, schooner, and seagulls.
- Provenance:
- From donors� Kittery Point, ME home. Either given to William Dean Howells after completion or to donors or donors� parents by later Thaxters, either in Kittery Point or Boston.
- Place of Origin:
- Appledore or Boston
- Item Number:
- 1989.69
- Accession Number:
- 1989.69
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Strawbery Banke Museum
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William White Howells.
- Participating Organization:
- Strawbery Banke Museum
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