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Dinner Plate

Dihl et Guérhard

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dinner plate with a white centre and gold rim. The centre has a gold scalloped edge and a leafy branch with a flag. The rim has a repeating pattern of gold images featuring various objects such as a cannon, a sword, flowers, a hat, a bugle, a drum, a bellows, a quiver with arrows, and a pirouetting boy.

Artwork details

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