Platter
Date1868 - 1881
Mediumporcelain
Dimensions1 5/8 × 9 1/8 × 13 1/8 inches (4.1 × 23.2 × 33.3 cm)
MarkingsMaker's mark impressed into bottom of plate: CFH; 12; a [lg. script], two vertical lines, one dot
Credit LineBequest of Margaret Gray Thomas.
Object numberOT1951.45.1
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextA platter from the 109 piece partial dinner service hand-painted by Margaret Gray Thomas, who bequeathed the Owens-Thomas House to the Telfair Museum.
China painting was an artistic endeavour considered an appropriate activity for mostly middle-class women in late-Victorian society. For some women it was a pleasant diversion, for others a serious art form; it could also provide a respectable means of earning an income.