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Robert Todd Lincoln service plate
- Creator:
- Mintons
- Location:
- England
- Origin Date:
- 1875-1890
- Materials:
- ceramic
- Measurements:
- overall: 1 in 10 5/16 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0697
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
White service plate features gold trim around outer edge and inner depression with Robert Todd Lincoln's monogram in gold on the rim in vine-like script. The gold trim features a design of small circles with dots in the center. The back of the plate has "Mintons Gilman Collamore & Co" printed in maroon. New York. Part of a set of dinnerware purchased by Robert Todd Lincoln, probably during his term as Secretary of War, 1881-1885.
