Plate
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
German
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Bernhard Heitmann, in honor of Olga Raggio, 2001
Accession Number
2002.41
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant 19th-century German, crafted from hard-paste porcelain, exemplifies refined artistry of European decorative ceramics. Measuring 9 11/16 inches in diameter, it features delicate floral motifs—a hallmark of the period's porcelain wares—likely hand-painted with vibrant blooms that evoke the natural beauty celebrated in Romantic-era design. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Department of European Sculpture and Decor Arts, this piece was generously gifted by Bernhard Heitmann in of curator Olga Raggio in 1. Hard-paste porcelain, pioneered in Germany at the Meissen factory in the...