China Soup Bowl and Saucer Set, Painted by L. Vance between 1911 and 1912
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China painting was an important pastime for many American women. They painted over the glaze of fired, undecorated pieces of white porcelain called "blanks." In preparation for her 1912 wedding to Leon Gardner, recent college graduate Helen Marie Eichele purchased and decorated a set of blank china. Friends helped paint some of the pieces, including this soup bowl and saucer set.
China painting was an important pastime for many American women. They painted over the glaze of fired, undecorated pieces of white porcelain called "blanks." In preparation for her 1912 wedding to Leon Gardner, recent college graduate Helen Marie Eichele purchased and decorated a set of blank china. Friends helped paint some of the pieces, including this soup bowl and saucer set.
Artifact
Set (Group)
Date Made
1911-1912
Creators
Place of Creation
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2016.124.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Carla and Robert Jay Tibble.
Material
Porcelain (Material)
Gold (Metal)
Paint (Coating)
Technique
Porcelain painting (Image-making)
Color
Cream (Color)
Gold (Color)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 1.75 in (soup bowl )
Diameter: 6.25 in (soup bowl with handles)
Height: 6.5 in (saucer)
Diameter: .875 in (saucer)
Inscriptions
on bottom of soup bowls 2016.124.8.1 - 2016.124.8.6: T & V / LIMOGES / FRANCE painted on bottom of soup bowls 2016.124.8.1 - 2016.124.8.6: L. Vance on bottom of soup bowls 2016.124.8.7 and 2016.124.8.8: IT UNO / "Favorite" / BAVARIA on bottom of saucers 2016.124.8.9 - 2016.124.8.14: T & V / LIMOGES / FRANCE on bottom of saucers 2016.124.8.15 and 2016.124.8.16: Haviland / France
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