Plate (one of a set of six)
China
1785-1810
Measurements
1 in x 9-1/4 in (dia)
Materials
Glazed, enameled, and gilded porcelain
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Hugh R. Sharp Jr. and Bayard Sharp
Accession Number
1968.827
Condition Notes
All of the plate edges have very minor wear and roughness. Plate 1968.827.2 has a 2-inch stress crack in the rim.
Provenance
Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp
Comments
The plates in this set of six have three delicately painted, narrow bands, rendered in purples and greens, around the rim. The outer edge is gilded. A deep red rose in the center of the plate has purple and green flowers and leaves arranged is a spray. A ring of eight floral clusters in purples and greens surrounds the center. The undersides of the plates have unglazed and chamfered foot rings. The plates have some imperfections (lumps) in the clay body.
