C MSC 179-0772, Set of 2 Purple Flowered Ware, Mayer Pottery Co., ND Clay

Creator

Maker Unknown (Mayer Pottery Co.)

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Size

8.25" dia. diameter

Date of Work

ca. 1905

Identification #

C MSC 179-0772

Description

(2) purple and yellow floral design with gold rim plate. Commissioned from Mayer Potter Co. by Earl Babcock ca. 1908 by a tableware company, likely to be used in the Corn Expos. in 1909 in Omaha and St. Louis, and then the World's Fair.

Original set contained 40 pieces.

Art Descriptors

plates (dishes); purple (color); yellow (color); floral patterns; gold (color); ceramics (objects); decals

UND Seal

No

Cable Seal

No

Other Seals and Stamps

None

Identifying Markings

ND etched in bottom.

Condition

Very good

Condition Notes

Slight crazing

Status

Stored: UND Pottery Collection Box 90

Location

UND Art Collections Repository

Recommended Citation

Unknown, Maker (Mayer Pottery Co.), "C MSC 179-0772, Set of 2 Purple Flowered Ware, Mayer Pottery Co., ND Clay" (2017). UND Pottery Collection. 392.
https://commons.und.edu/pottery/392

Rights

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