Plate, Dinner

Object number2007.167.6 a-f

Manufacturer Mintons (English, 1793 - 1968)

Datec. 1900

Mediumceramic, glaze, gold, porcelain

Credit LineTransfer from George Westinghouse Museum Fondation, Donated by Alicia M. Westinghouse

DescriptionSet of six dinner plates. Porcelain, yellow glaze, rimmed shape. Raised gold fish with floral filigree band along rim; at 12:00 position on rim are gold "WW" interlocking with 6 platinum dots to form a crown and below are gold "ME" interlocking.Dimensionsa-f) 10.25in (diameter)
InscriptionsManufacturer's Mark "MINTONS" "TIFFANY & CO/NEW YORK" Stamped centered on back
MarksBACKSTAMP: in brown pigment there is a crown above a globe with "MINTONS" on a banner across the middle and below "TIFFANY & CO/NEW YORK". The backstamp was use by Minton, a Stoke, Staffordshire, England, pottery manufacturer. This particular mark was used from 1873-1912.
Historical NotesThese dinner plates are part of a service that was ordered by Marguerite Westinghouse. The service was made by the Minton Company and retailed by Tiffany & Co in New York City. Each piece of the saffron-colored glazed porcelain is decorated with a very elaborate raised gold outer border, as well as a central medallion; each bearing the monogram of Marguerite Erskine Walker Westinghouse-the superimposed ME beneath the entwined WW-appearing as a royal crest."

Previous owner George Westinghouse Jr. (1846 - 1914)

Previous owner Marguerite Erskine Walker Westinghouse (1842 - 1914)

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