Plate
Dateearly-mid-20th century
MediumGlazed earthenware
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/8 × 12 1/2 inches (30.8 × 31.75 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shirley and Marshall Spiegel
Object number2025.2.2
InscribedInscribed on verso, top of plate:
[illeg.], 1661/ [illeg.],5686, [illeg. another letter or number]
MarkingsMaker's mark on verso, center of plate, stamped under glaze: "DECORE a la MAIN/ EMAUX DE LONGWY/ FRANCE/ Made in France"
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DescriptionThis cloisonné-style plate has a dense stylized foliage pattern behind an almond shaped centerpiece. The background is mainly bright turquoise-blue and depicts pomegranate flowers in different stages of bloom. The flowers are red with white tips, and yellow centers and stems of red beads. The centerpiece depicts a landscape scene, with similar blossoming flowers (in less detail and color), a body of water in the center horizon, and a bird perched on a rock.Provenance
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