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

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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 and the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Endowment for American Art

Object number2024.2

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

108 Hevrdejs Gallery

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

CERAMICS

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

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]

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