Repousse Ceylon Plate

Name/Title

Repousse Ceylon Plate

Entry/Object ID

515

Acquisition

Notes

Date: 1893 Credit Line: Purchased by The Drexel Collection (Drexel Museum) Means of Accession: University Purchase (museum) Source: Columbian Exposition, Chicago

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified

Place

Country

Sri Lanka

Region

South Asia

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Diameter: 14 in

Diameter

14 in

Material

brass

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

The decorative arts of Exoticism were highly eclectic, including porcelains with motifs such as sphinxes and obelisks, brass objects with densely patterned decoration and tiles decorated in turquoise, blue and green. Most of the pieces were imported, but as the style gained popularity manufacturers in Europe started to create decorative pieces inspired by non-Western cultures. #1640 A, B, 515, 895, 516, 54