Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
"Waste Not Want Not" Bread Plate

DesignerEnglish, 1812–1852
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • "Waste Not Want Not" Bread Plate
Datec. 1849
PlaceEngland
MediumEarthenware
Dimensions1 3/16 × 13 1/16 in. (3 × 33.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the estate of Mary Sterling Creel
Object number95.318
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[H. Blairman & Sons Ltd., London]; purchased by MFAH, 1995.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Imprinted on the bottom center: "430".
The plate is not signed or dated.

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