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On View In:
Gallery 333
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Artist:
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Theodore R. Davis
Haviland et Cie.
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Title:
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Lobster plate from the Rutherford B. Hayes state service
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Date:
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c. 1882
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Medium:
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Porcelain
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Dimensions:
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1 5/8 x 9 1/8 x 7 13/16 in. (4.13 x 23.18 x 19.84 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Christopher Monkhouse in honor of Beverly Grossman
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Location:
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Gallery 333
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Haviland et Cie.
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Role:
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Manufacturer
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Life Dates:
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Limoges, France, est. 1841
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Name:
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Davis, Theodore R.
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Role:
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Designer
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Life Dates:
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American, 1840-1894
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature, marks and inscription LLC on front, in red: [D]; on bottom, in various colors: [(American eagle symbol)], [H&Co], [FABRIQU
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Classification:
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Ceramics
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Physical Description:
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shell-like shape; top has design with large lobster in front of green wave; sailboats, ULC; crab, LRC; conch and seaweed, LRC; three gold lobster claw feet on bottom
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Creation Place:
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, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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2003.238
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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