Shiloh Museum of Ozark History -Tea Leaf Serving Platter

Tea Leaf Serving Platter

This white ironstone platter with a "Tea Leaf" pattern was made by Arthur Wilkinson Ltd., a pottery manufacturer in England. It belonged to Amanda Adaline Fritts of Springdale and donated to the Shiloh Museum by John Cathcart.

Amanda Adaline Graham was born in 1854 near the Washington County community of Monitor, the daughter of James Ship and Rebecca Jane Patton Graham. She married Robert Graham in 1883; he died in 1888. Amanda's second marriage was to Phillip Marion Fritts. Amanda died in Springdale in 1937.

James Ship Graham family, ca. 1885. Left to right, back row: Dorothea, Peter, Rachel, Benjamin. Middle row: Cynthia, Rebecca, James Ship, James Wiley. Front row: Amanda, Orlena.

Courtesy Linda McBride
S-99-66-851

Shiloh Museum of Ozark History • 118 W. Johnson Avenue • Springdale, AR 72764 • 479-750-8165
shiloh@springdaleark.org • Copyright ©2008 Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. All rights reserved.
Photos may not be reproduced without written permission of the director.