Plates, Dinner

Object/Artifact

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Perth Museum

Plates (970.3.12x): The image features an ornate white porcelain plate with an intricate design of a bird surrounded by floral patterns at its center, embellished with delicate gold detailing along its scalloped rim, accentuating its elegant appearance against a muted gray background.
Plates (970.3.12x)

The image features an ornate white porcelain plate with an intricate design of a bird surrounded by floral patterns at its center, embellished with delicate gold detailing along its scalloped rim, accentuating its elegant appearance against a muted gray background.

Name/Title

Plates, Dinner

Entry/Object ID

970.3.12s-x

Description

These pieces are from the 53 piece Matheson family china. They are of a rather heavy white body decorated in rich gold leaf. The edges of each plate are scalloped and decorated with gold scrolls. The borders are decorated with gold and red butterflies perched on gold flowering branches about the perimeter. The central design in all these plates is of a red, green and gold enamelled bird sitting in red, gold and green flowering branch. Each bird is slightly different yet similar to make a cohesive whole. All are in perfect condition and bear the red painted number 3100 on the underside. Circa 1835. No other identifying marks can be found.

Made/Created

Date made

1835

Dimensions

Diameter

22.5 cm

Dimension Notes

Diameter: 8 3/4"

Material

China