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Pa. German Plate

Austin L. Davison

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a circular plate decorated with a large bird, a blooming flower, and another flower with a geometric pattern. The plate has a brown base color with elements in green, orange, yellow, and red. The bird is central with its tail extending to the right, the large flower is on the left below the bird, and the geometric-patterned flower is on the right. A series of decorative motifs surrounds the figures, and the plate is inscribed with the date "1812" at the bottom center, flanked by additional decorative elements.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
3483 × 4216 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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