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

DesignerAmerican, 1840–1894
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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Object Type
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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