Theodore R. Davis
Ice Cream Plate from the Rutherford B. Hayes Service

DesignerAmerican, 1840–1894
ManufacturerFrench, established 1853
CultureAmerican; French
Titles
  • Ice Cream Plate from the Rutherford B. Hayes Service
Date1879
MediumPorcelain, enamel, and gilding
Dimensions1 3/8 × 6 3/4 × 7 3/8 in. (3.5 × 17.2 × 18.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Decorative Arts Endowment Fund and the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Endowment for American Art
Object number2024.2
Non exposé

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ProvenancePresident and Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes and subsequent use in the White House; [...]; Sotheby's, New York, 20 January 2024, lot 17]; MFAH, 2024.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Top: Artist monogram inscribed at upper right corner in black: TD
Top: Artist monogram inscribed at upper right corner in black: TD
Base: Marked upper left corner: FABRIQUÈ PAR / HAVILAND & Co. / d'après les dessins / DE [in orange] / Theo: R. Davis [in black script]
Base: Marked upper center: H&Co. [in green]
Base: Marked lower center: LIMOGES / HAVILAND & Co. [in brown] / [pennant mark with interwoven 1879]
Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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