Platter

Object/Artifact

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Perth Museum

Platter: Matheson dinner plate with a peacock decoration in the centre.
Platter

Matheson dinner plate with a peacock decoration in the centre.

Name/Title

Platter

Entry/Object ID

970.3.8

Description

This small platter is one piece of a set of original Matheson china. It is of a rather heavy white china decorated in a rich gold elaf. A green, red and gold peacock is in the centre sitting in a flowering branch with red, green and gold enamelled leaves. The edges are scalloped and gold leafed in scrolls with an inner scrolled band. The border is decorated with red and gold butterflies on flowering sprays. This piece has been cracked completely accross the centre and has been repaired with two painted staples. This piece also has the 3100 number painted in red on the underside. Circa 1835.

Made/Created

Date made

1835

Dimensions

Width

12-1/2 in

Length

10 in

Dimension Notes

12 1/2" x 10" 32cm x 25cm

Material

China