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Description:

This molded white stoneware platter used for bread displays the Victorian love of proverbs through its inscription "Where reason rules the appetite obeys." around its rim.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Ohio, East Liverpool

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass, Art, Domestic Furnishings

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CE.77.232Catalog Number: 77.232Accession Number: 1977.0317

Object Name: Platterplatter

Physical Description: white (overall color)ceramic (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in x 13 1/16 in; 4.445 cm x 26.67 cm x 33.17875 cmoverall: 2 3/8 in x 13 1/8 in x 10 1/2 in; 6.0325 cm x 33.3375 cm x 26.67 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-c3d9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_582677

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