Soup Plate
Artist
Unknown
CultureChinese | Chinese Export
Dateca. 1760
MediumCeramic | Underglaze | enamels
DimensionsOverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Winfield Foundation
Object number55.3.59
Not on view
DescriptionDinner plate; part of a set. Two supporters, two shields and cyphers. Gold and blue floral border, red and gold inner border (overglaze colors); scalloped rim.Label TextChinese Export Soup Plate, ca. 1760 Porcelain with enamel and gilded decoration Gift of the Winfield Foundation 55.3.59 This plate was made for the Danish market, with two sets of initials set in the shields carried by the gods Neptune, on the left, and Venus, on the right. The original engraving for this popular motif on services made to commemorate Danish marriages is unknown.
