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"Primitive" dinner plate

"Primitive" dinner plate

(American, 1906–2008)
(founded in 1898)
designed 1955
Object PlaceSalem, Ohio
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 1.9 x 25.4 cm (3/4 x 10 in.)
Credit LineGift of Brett Angell
Accession number2007.425
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Inscriptionsinscribed in gold paint on base: "free [dot] form / by / Salem [in cursive, surounded by a circle and above a teacup outline] / U.S.A. / Patented / ovenproof / primitive"
ProvenancePurchased by donor on eBay January/February/March 2007
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
Group shot: 2007.424a, 2007.424b, 2007.425, 2007.426a-b, 2007.427
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