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This and 6 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Place Setting (Japan).

Object Timeline

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1922

  • Work on this object began.

1966

  • Work on this object ended.

1979

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

Bread And Butter Plate (Japan), 1966

This is a Bread and butter plate. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and manufactured by Noritake. It is dated 1966 and we acquired it in 1979. Its medium is enameled and glazed porcelain. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Roger G. Kennedy.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 1.6 x 16.2 cm (5/8 x 6 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Printed in plum on underside: "Noritake/N [in script, in wreath]/NIPPON TOKI KAISHA/JAPAN/1966."

Cite this object as

Bread And Butter Plate (Japan), 1966; Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959); Manufactured by Noritake; enameled and glazed porcelain; H x diam.: 1.6 x 16.2 cm (5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); Gift of Roger G. Kennedy; 1979-77-5

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