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Crab plate
Dedham Pottery (active 1896–1943)
American
1896–1929
Medium/Technique
Stoneware (high-fired) with crackle glaze and cobalt decoration
Dimensions
Diameter:: 15.2 cm (6 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously in honor of Catherine Anderson
Accession Number2004.172
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CollectionsAmericas
DescriptionCrab pattern
Marks
Mark of blue square containing a rabbit on the underside of the bottom.
ProvenanceBetween about 1920 and 2004, collected by Catherine Anderson (1907-2007-- CHECK IF CORRECT) of Fremont, (?) California (orginally from Dedham, MA). 2004, offered as part of a group of 43 pieces of Dedham Pottery by Anderson to the MFA for $1; 2004, donated by an anonymous donor to the MFA. (Accession date: March 24, 2004)