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Set of Marquis Pattern Dinnerware Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF801364 / Set of Marquis Pattern Dinnerware Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Dinnerware

Date Made

circa 1958

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.133

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Porcelain (Material)

Color

Multicolored

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