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Maureen Reese

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The Oyster and the Litigants Plate, 1900

 Item — Box: CFC Tableware Box 10
Identifier: CFC2019.0258.1
Abstract The seller guesses a date in the late 1800's or early 1900's. She describes the piece as a vintage porcelain/ceramic plate measuring about 8ΒΌ" in diameter. There is a painted pink rim with an embossed floral design. In the plate's center is a fine colored depiction of the two litigants and the judge just as he is consuming the flesh of the disputed oyster. Maroon, tan, yellow, blue, flesh, and green color the scene very nicely. Text is arranged in unusual fashion. Four lines appear with the...
Dates: 1900