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1938

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2015

2025

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Plate with Floral Pattern Plate

This is a plate. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated late 18th–early 19th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 3.5 × 25 cm (1 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] double crossed swords with star between handles, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "7" above "7", impressed underglaze

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Plate with Floral Pattern Plate; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x diam.: 3.5 × 25 cm (1 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-730-l

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