{"product_id":"limoges-mary-bacon-jones-hand-painted-alligator-jungle-book-plate","title":"Limoges Mary Bacon Jones - Hand Painted Alligator Jungle Book Plate","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA Rare Piece of Art History\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary hand-painted Limoges porcelain plate is one of a very small number ever produced — a true collector's treasure from the early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mary Bacon Jones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e William Guerin — Limoges, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Porcelain, hand painted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1910\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11 inch diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Rudyard Kipling's \u003cem\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/em\u003e, this plate features the quote:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"With good luck, a keen eye, and the custom of considering whether a creek or a backwater has an outlet to it ere you ascend, much may be done.\" — Rudyard Kipling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Bacon Jones created the designs and commissioned William Guerin of Limoges to hand-paint them on fine porcelain. It was remarkably rare for a woman in the early 20th century to create, copyright, and commission her own work — making these plates a testament to both artistic and historical significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMuseum-Quality Rarity\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery few of these sets were ever made. A complete set of \u003cem\u003eJungle Folk Design Plates\u003c\/em\u003e is currently housed in the \u003cstrong\u003eBrooklyn Museum of Art\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dosseret","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47485068574956,"sku":"PLT-LIM-001","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0823\/2075\/2876\/files\/spodejard-dosseret_1.jpg?v=1777924090","url":"https:\/\/dosseret.myshopify.com\/products\/limoges-mary-bacon-jones-hand-painted-alligator-jungle-book-plate","provider":"Dosseret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}