Permanent Collection Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
1978.12682e |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Manufacturer |
Gladding, McBean, and Company (1875-Present) |
Title |
Franciscan China Plate |
Date |
Circa 1945 |
Decorator |
Margo Findlay (Active Circa 1945) |
Signature |
Margo Findlay |
Signature Location |
Full china paint signature on front of plate. |
Makers Marks |
The underside has an ink-stamped manufacturer's mark "FRANCISCAN / CHINA / MADE IN CALIFORNIA" and a hand written title "Phoenix Bird" / of Ancient China / painted by - Margo Findlay / "I must soar high among the clouds, / And, far beyond the Eight Limits of the compass, / Cast my gaze across the unmeasured void." / From a poem by Ts'ao Chia / A.D. 192-232" |
Description |
Gladding, McBean, and Company (1875-Present) produced a series of tableware and tile known as Franciscan Ceramics from 1934 to 1962. This is one of five unusual Franciscan decorative plates in the ZMA permanent collection hand decorated by Margo Findlay (Active Circa 1945) with exquisitely detailed bird imagery not associated with a specific Franciscan Ceramics line. Each plate is signed by Findlay on the front with a hand-written title on the back, sometimes accompanied by a related excerpt from a poem. |
Medium |
Porcelain, China Paint, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Hand Decorated, Glazed |
Height (in) |
1.000 |
Diameter (in) |
10.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Mid-Century Modern |
Place of Origin |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. Ruth Gobel Geyer |
People |
Geyer, Ruth Gobel Findlay, Margo |
Search Terms |
American Animals Birds Blue China Dinnerware Female Artists Franciscan Ceramics Gladding, McBean, and Company Gold Hand Decorated Los Angeles, California Mid-Century Modern Orange Phoenixes Pink Plates Porcelain Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators White |
Location |
Not on view |
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