European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Plate Made in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe1876 Made by Rörstrand Fabriks, Stockholm, 1725 - present Lead-glazed earthenware Currently not on view 1897-617 The General Hector Tyndale Memorial Collection, 1897 |
LabelThe Rörstrand factory, which previously had won medals at the International Exhibitions in Paris (1867) and Vienna (1873), was the major ceramic exhibitor in the Swedish section at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. This plaque was purchased at the Centennial and remains in the Museum's permanent collections. |
