Serving plate

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Serving plate

Entry/Object ID

MP.93.136

Description

Round ceramic plate of Oriental style design hand-painted and gilded, some transfer pattern: blue, orange, green, black, and gold; decoration on plate: 3 similar irregular ovoid cartouche shapes; chrysanthemums in peach and gilt, outlined against rust-colored background; cartouches set against background of handpainted green fish-scale pattern and green, black and white honeycomb pattern; the three ovoids separated by blue "spokes" that radiate from the outside of round center pattern; "spokes" detailed with hand-painted stylized gold foliage; round center pattern of 2 concentric circles, inner circle blue and gold foliate pattern with three peach chrysanthemums; outer circle with stylized floral and butterfly pattern "framing" inner circle in orange with white background; underside of plate: foot of plate outlined on both sides in light blue; three separate wavy lines around foot, with tripartate shape on top (blue).

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-7/8 in

Diameter

12-3/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 12 3/16 in. (4.8 x 31 cm)

Material

Gilt, Earthenware

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Parts of paint chipped off (green detail in honeycomb/fish-scale pattern). Gilt-edge of rim almost entirely worn off.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Kitchen