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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
Museum record:
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