"Elaine" from a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Manufacturer Ott and Brewer

Maker Isaac Broome

Date1876

Geographic OriginTrenton, New Jersey | United States of America

MediumSlip-cast parian porcelain

DimensionsOverall: H 14 1/2 x W 9 1/2 x D 8 in. (H 36.8 x W 24.1 x D 20.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Emma and Jay Lewis, 2011

Object number2011.12.6

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Label Caption Title "Elaine" from a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Inscriptionson the back, incised. In the central diagonal swirl is "Tennysoniana" and ELAINE in very large block letters shaded with horizontal hatching.Marks and Labels/StampsImpressed to look incised: On the back upper right shoulder is "BROOME. Sculp / 1876"; on the back of the base at the bottom is a molded incised-looking "OTT & BREWER / MANUFACTURES. / TRENTON NJ, Copyrighted" [note, NOT manufacturers; the misspelling is consistent over other pieces]Exhibition History"Hot, Hotter, Hottest: 300 Years of New Jersey Ceramics", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (October 21, 2016 - March 14,2020).

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