Bread Plate

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White plate with a wide rim. The rim is decorated with pink, purple, and blue flowers with green leaves. The rim is trimmed with gold. A thin gold rope design borders a central heraldic device. The device includes a shield with a black field and three white objects. The shield is topped with a blue and gold crest. Two creatures, one blue, one gold, hold up the shield. Colorful flowers are on either side. A brown bird stands on top.