Designer
Theodore R. Davis(American, 1840–1894)American, 1840–1894
ManufacturerManufactured by
Haviland & Co.(French, established 1853)French, 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
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
108 Hevrdejs Gallery
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
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]
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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Gibson & Davis
c. 1810–1815
Painted and gilded mahogany, mahogany veneer, satinwood, soft maple, and holly; yellow-poplar, holly, beech, basswood, cherry, soft maple, eastern white pine, hemlock, mahogany, and ash
B.57.4
Kenturah Davis
2019
Rubber stamp and oil paint, incising, and embossing, with graphite on Japanese paper
2021.303.A-.C
