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Dinner Plate

Dihl et Guérhard

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dinner Plate by Dihl et Guérhard. The plate is round. The plate's center is white. The center has a gold scalloped border. Inside the scalloped border is a brown flag on a pole with a leafy branch. The plate's rim is gold. The gold rim has various brown designs including plants, a mortar and pestle, flying birds, fish, a vase with a plant, insects, and other objects. The background of the image is dark at the top and light at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
1800–1815
Medium:
Porcelain
Culture:
French, for American market
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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