Meissen Plate with Gilt Decoration

Place of ManufactureDresden, Germany, Europe

MediumMaterial: hard paste porcelain; overglaze; enamel; gilt

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Mero

Object number1974.073.001

Descriptionwhite,gold & blue;circular;wide rim with scalloped edges and a shallow well; moulded decoration includes raised dots, painted with gilt, which form a regular repeating pattern around rim. Tiny raised dots and diamond shaped encircling center of plate are outlined with blue to create a spiralling, petaliform design; more raised dots & tiny diamonds surround a raised hexagonal shape trimmed with blue & a central raised gold dot. Gilt trim on moulding surrounding this abstract floral shape continues the flow of the spiral pattern

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