Plate
MakerMade by
Martial Redon & Co.
French, 1882 - 1896
RetailerSold by
Henry Kohn & Sons
American
Date1890-1896
MediumMold-formed hard paste porcelain with overglaze green enamel and gilding
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (approximate diameter): 8in. (20.3cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of George H. Gilman, Jr.
DescriptionHard paste porcelain plate with overglaze green enamel and gilding. The plate is round in shape, but with an uneven rim that imitates the edge of a shell or feather. The rim has been covered in a green enamel that follows the uneven shape of the plate. The green enamel is surrounded at the rim and at the inside edge of the enamel with hand-applied gilding. The center of the plate is white and decorated with a delicate vine and leaf motif that emerges from the gilding and green enamel. Some of the vines are painted in a thin gilding, while other vines and flowers are applied with a thicker gilding on top. This gives the gilt motif a three-dimensional appearance. A smaller group of vines and flowers emerges on the opposite rim from the larger decoration described above.
Object number1985.14.20
MarkingsUnderglaze, green, transfer-printed mark found on the bottom of the plate, "M R/ France/ PATENT PENDING/ FOR". Overglaze red hand-painted numbers found just above the mark above, "8910".Overglaze red transfer-printed mark, also on the bottom of the plate, "HENRY KOHN & SONS/ JEWELERS/ HARTFORD . CONN".
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