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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Frank, post: 10558586, member: 5421&quot;]Among the many things I&#039;ve inherited is this platter. It currently lives on our dresser but for its protection, we&#039;d like to display it on the wall. I&#039;m not happy with the wire and spring plate hangers commonly available, so I&#039;m open to suggestions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, I wonder if anyone can give me a rough estimate of how old it might be, and who the maker was?</p><p><br /></p><p>The emblem on the back identifies it as &quot;The Residence of the late Richard Jordan, New Jersey&quot;. I&#039;ve always assumed he was an ancestor of some sort, but I can&#039;t place him genealogically. I don&#039;t know any of the provenance of this piece, so it could have been in the family since it was new, or it&#039;s possible my grandmother may have bought it simply for the name association. All of my Jordan ancestors (at least the ones I know of) were in Virginia, going back to the Jamestown colony, so the New Jersey bit throws me some.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure it comes through in the photos, but it&#039;s a lovely soft purple, and has been broken and repaired in the past.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited to add the dimensions: 16 x 20 inches.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]530209[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]530210[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]530211[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]530212[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]530213[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]530214[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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