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Thomas Baxter, Jr.
Set of Four Soup Plates1809

Not on view
Ceramic plate with gold scrollwork rim surrounding a hand-painted central well depicting two seashells and a small starfish on a wooden surface
Porcelain plate with wide gilt border of scrolling acanthus and palmette motifs; central well painted with a naturalistic still life of three seashells — a large conch, a spiral snail shell, and a small ribbed bivalve — rendered in fine detail against a pale gray ground.
Porcelain plate with a hand-painted still life at center depicting peaches, a pine cone, pine needles, and a small red berry on a terracotta surface; white border decorated with gilt scrolling acanthus and palmette motifs, with a gilded rim.
Porcelain plate with a scalloped rim, white ground, and gilt scrolling acanthus border. Central well painted on a dark background with ripe red strawberries among dark green and brown leaves.
Artist or Maker
Thomas Baxter, Jr.
Artist or Maker
Coalport Porcelain Works
Title
Set of Four Soup Plates
Place Made
England
Date Made
1809
Medium
Painted porcelain
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Mary P. Wells and Mr. Walter T. Wells
Accession Number
54.140.1.1-.4
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design