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Plate

Enoch Wood & Sons

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round plate with a wide decorative rim. The rim is white with a raised floral pattern featuring black dots. The center of the plate features a black-and-white image. At the top is an eagle with outstretched wings. Below the eagle are two men's portraits. The man on the left has dark hair and wears a dark suit. The bald man on the right wears a dark suit with a white shirt and bowtie. Above the portraits is illegible text in a semicircle. The plate is by Enoch Wood & Sons.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1824–ca. 1846
Medium:
Earthenware, transfer-printed
Culture:
British (American market)
Dimensions:
584 × 625 px
Museum record:
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