Belleek style tray

Manufacturer Lenox Incorporated (American)

Manufacturer Ceramic Art Company (American)

Maker James Sheldon

Date1900-1909

Geographic OriginTrenton, New Jersey | United States of America

MediumBelleek porcelain, enamel

DimensionsOverall: H 2 3/4 x Diam 8 in. (H 7 x Diam 20.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter Scott Lenox, 1911

Object number11.545

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Object NameTray | Basket

Title Details

Label Caption Title Belleek style tray

Provenanceexhibited in "Modern American Pottery" in 1910-11, and given to us by Walter Scott Lenox in 1911; Three catalogues of Lenox Belleek forms, all copyrighted 1909, were purchased for the Museum library in 2005; call number Rare / 738.2097 / L572Exhibition History"The Lenox Legacy:America's Greatest Porcelain, 1889-2005", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (August 2008 - September 2011)
"Early Arts of New Jersey: The Potter's Art, c.1688-c.1900," New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, New Jersey (Jan 24-Sep 3, 1956)
"The Pottery and Porcelain of New Jersey, 1688-1900," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (April 8-May 11, 1947)
"Modern American Pottery," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (1910-1911)

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