Plate
Dateca. 1810
Artist/Maker
Thomas Lakin
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (cream-colored earthenware / creamware / Drab Porcelain)
DimensionsOH: 3/4"
OD: 8 1/4"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Eleanor R. Leon
Object number1989-118
DescriptionPlate: creamware plate of circular shape with slight ogee rim; "drab" ground decorated with central scene painted in black, grey, and white of an early church amidst trees. At the rim is a white band between two narrow gilt bands. The words "Drab Porcelain" are impressed on the reverse.MarkingsImpressed "Drab Porcelain" on the reverse.
ProvenanceMrs. Eleanor Leon, Kent, Connecticut