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Robert Todd Lincoln salad plate
- Creator:
- Tressemann & Vogt
- Location:
- Limoges, France
- Origin Date:
- 1900-1910
- Materials:
- ceramic
- Measurements:
- overall: 11/16 in 8 3/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0694
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
White, fluted salad plate features gold trim around outer edge and inner depression. The back has the undermark "Limoges France" printed in green and the decorator mark of a bell with the letters T. V. inside it and the banner below with the words "French La Cloche China." Washington D.C. Part of a set of dinnerware purchased by Robert Todd Lincoln probably during his term as president of the Pullman Palace Car Company, 1901-1911. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
