Plate

1820-1840

Measurements

1-1/8 in x 9-1/2 in (dia)

Materials

Glazed, enameled, and gilded porcelain

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Joan and Martin Mason

Accession Number

2013.18

Provenance

The plate was owned by Winnifred M. Mason of Virginia, mother of Martin Mason.

Comments

This finely designed and executed plate is known generically as rose medallion, a large and diverse body of Chinese porcelains made for the Western market from about 1820 through much of the 19th century.  They use pinks and greens with lesser amounts of yellow, blue, and black, and are highlighted by gilding.  Typically, the wares are divided into panels with vignettes.

This plate has delicately rendered birds and insects amid floral compositions, with a gold roundel bordered with butterflies in the center.  In addition to greater delicacy than most examples, this plate shows more white, which sets off the decoration.  

The plate has a chamfered foot ring; the underside of the plate is unglazed.