Armorial Plate

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round plate with a flat bottom and raised rim. The plate is mostly white, with a wide brown, orange, and white patterned border around the rim. The border has four rounded rectangular protrusions, each containing orange and brown flower designs. The center of the plate features a white circle with an orange and brown floral design surrounding a shield with a black top, a white middle, and an orange bottom quarter. The shield has a design of a white cross with an orange border on the bottom quarter. The plate is set against a light gray background. The plate's design and style matches the title "Armorial Plate". The artist of this plate is not visually identifiable.