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Set of Plates
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Set of Plates

Artist (American, 1859 - 1930)
Manufacturer (French, founded 1842)
Date1886
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions3/4 × 7 3/8 inches (1.9 × 18.7 cm)
MarkingsMaker's mark on the back in green: H&Co.[subscript] / L
Credit LineGift of Wayne Willis.
Object number2020.7.1-.9
On View
Not on view
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 TextChina painting became a very popular hobby and sometimes professional artistic pursuit among wealthy, predominantly white, American women at the end of the 19th century. They hand painted a wide range and style of designs on undecorated porcelain wares, most of which were imported from factories in France and Germany. Julia Owens, who was related to the owners of the home now known as the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters, won awards at local art exhibitions for her work in the medium. On these dessert plates, Owens uses landscapes to demonstrate her deft ability to render details and atmospheric perspective in layers of overglaze paint, likely executed over the course of at least two or three firings in a kiln.
The first plate features a blue rim with three clusters of white flowers and green leaves alter…
Fischer & Mieg
c. 1890
The twelfth plate features a blue rim with three clusters of pink flowers with long green leave…
Fischer & Mieg
c. 1890
The ninth plate features a white rim with three clusters of white flowers with long green leave…
Fischer & Mieg
c. 1890
The tenth plate features a pale pink rim with three clusters of pink flowers with long blue lea…
Fischer & Mieg
c. 1890
The fifteenth plate features a gray rim with three clusters of white flowers with long blue lea…
Fischer & Mieg
c. 1890
The seventh plate features a green rim with three clusters of long white leaves alternating wit…
Fischer & Mieg
c. 1890
The eleventh plate features a blue rim with three clusters of white flowers and green leaves al…
Fischer & Mieg
c. 1890
The fifth plate features a pink and blue rim with three clusters of white flowers and green lea…
Fischer & Mieg
c. 1890
One of twelve octagonal plates with a sculptural figure inside an ovoid roundel crowned with a …
Imperial & Royal Porcelain Manufactory
c. 1744 - 1827
The first plate features a blue rim with three clusters of white flowers and green leaves alter…
Fischer & Mieg
c. 1890
The second plate features a blue rim with three clusters of white flowers and green leaves alte…
Fischer & Mieg
c. 1890