Plate

Germany

1820-30

  • Titles Plate (Descriptive)
  • Medium cast iron
  • Dimensions 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of American Cast Iron Pipe Company, 1986.260
  • Work Type plate
  • Classification Containers

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Small round creamware plate covered with a pearl glaze, with molded fluted design, the center and rim painted with bright enamel colors in shades of green, purple, yellow and pink, the central image of a large green leaf upon which a tall yellow urn from which extend floral blossoms on leafy vines in the Chinese manner, the border painted green with a repeating geometric pattern punctuated by small reserves with yellow and pink ribbon motifs.
Small round medallion of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white bas relief of an Offering to Jupiter – Jupiter is seated on a stool with a staff and an eagle by his side, a young maiden approaches him with a large round bowl - in a cut-steel mount set with two bands of faceted cut-steel beads and a wider band of small cut steel beads arranged in a floral pattern between single, larger, oval, faceted cut-steel beads, the reverse with a brass and steel pin (a later addition or repair)
Tri-color diced jasper (green, yellow, and white) bell pull
The dish in the shape of a shell on a rectangular base with four leafy feet, upon this a uniformed man with raised right fist holding a peasant at the throat.