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Dinner Plate

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, flat dinner plate with a wide rim. The plate has a scalloped edge around the center. The center features a flag on a pole with leaves around the base, surrounded by a scalloped border. The rim has various objects and people depicted in a repeating pattern, including a man sitting on a rock, another man dancing, musical instruments such as trumpets and a harp, a chair, and plants. The background of the image is gray. The artist is not visually identifiable on the plate. The title of the plate is "Dinner Plate".

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1800–1815
Medium
Porcelain
Culture
French
Dimensions
600 × 519 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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