Cabinet Plate
Medium
porcelain with enamel pâte-sure-pâte and gilt decoration
Dimensions
2.5 × 22.8 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Charles Phillips
Accession Number
2010.238
Tags
gender unknownmale
About this artwork
Pate sur pate or 'paste on paste' is a decorative technique for porcelain that involves painting primarily white clay slips on a dark background. After each layer has dried, successive layers are applied before being scraped and carved back to form the decoration in low relief.