Griffen, Smith & Hill Etruscan Majolica Pink-Border Six-Pocket Oyster Plate
Circa 1880
The central pink well encircled by six naturalistic oyster shells resting on a bed of seaweed, within a pinked texted border and yellow rope twist rim, impressed GSH monogram mark. Diameter 10 inches.

Provenance:
Strawser Auctions, Hatfield, PA, lot 641 (label).

Literature:
Susan Weber et al., Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, cat. 84, fig. 30.52.

Exhibited:
'Majolica Mania', Bard Graduate Center, New York, 24 September 2021-2 January 2022, no. MJ-797; Walters Art Museum, 27 February 2022-7 August 2022, no. MAJ.80; The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, 8 October 2022-29 January 2023.

Reference:
Jim and Vivian Karsnitz, Collecting Oyster Plates, p. 17 (white) and p. 25 (pink).


C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection

overall nice condition, light surface wear, minute chips to the rim and central pocket, some even crazing and light staining, examined under blacklight

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