Saucer

Porcelain saucer inscribed "Shakers Mt. Lebanon N.Y."

12/1886

Object ID:
1950.3985.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
Union Porcelain Works
Description

Circular white porcelain saucer. The interior rim of the saucer is decorated with two thin black lines with a light-green stripe 1/4" wide in between them. Underneath this border echoing the curve of the saucer is light-green transfer-printed text, in all caps, which reads "SHAKERS MT. LEBANON N.Y.". The font of the text has white outlines to give the letters a three-dimensional quality. Below "N.Y." is naturalistic hand-painted decoration of a fern-like branch approximately 2 3/8" long with purple berries. In addition there is another naturalistic hand-painted decoration of a branch with leaves and red berries 1 5/8" long.

Notes

On October 12, 1886 Benjamin Gates, Cornelia French, and Mary Hazard of the Church family traveled to New York City to order plates from Union Porcelain Works. On February 20, 1887 a note in Anna Dodgsons journal refers to new plates with "Shaker & c". These are the only dishes marked with a community name.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

Do you have information you'd like to share?

CONTACT US

Shaker Museum updates records with information as it becomes available.

Copyright of this artwork Citation rules

Citation rules

Shaker Museum Saucer. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=4334. Accessed on November 23, 2024

RELATED OBJECTS

1950.921.1 - Dish, Serving - Porcelain dish stamped "Shakers, Mt. Lebanon N.Y."

LEARN MORE

RELATED OBJECTS

1951.4530.1 - Bowl, Serving - Serving bowl inscribed "Shakers Mt. Lebanon N.Y.”

LEARN MORE

RELATED OBJECTS

1953.6362.1 - Plate, Luncheon - Plate stamped "Shakers Mt. Lebanon N.Y.”

LEARN MORE

RELATED OBJECTS

1952.4937.1 - Plate, Dinner - Dinner plate inscribed "Shakers Mt. Lebanon NY"

LEARN MORE

We are dedicated to making the cultural heritage of the Shakers available to the public for free.

DONATE