platter
platter
platter
platter

platter

Object

Accession Number
2007.010
Alternate Name
plate
Description
A blue, green, yellow and brown majolica platter in a sunflower pattern, the maker's impressed mark on the verso, manufactured by Villeroy & Boch in Schramberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany circa 1883-1890.
Narrative
This type of ceramic ware was typically referred to as majolica.
History of Use
Unknown. Purchased at a commercial store at Fairhope, Alabama, USA in 2007.
Date
circa 1883 – 1890
Dimensions

30.2 cm
Material
Ceramic, earthenware
Technique
Fired; Glazed
Inscription
IIILI ?  (indistinctly marked by hand) 
Country of Origin
Germany