Plate with precious objects and flower sprays
c. 1725 - c. 1745
Medium
turning
Dimensions
12.3; 2.8; 22.8
About this artwork
diameter 22.8 cm
Art Historical Context
This delicate plate, titled *Plate with Precious Objects and Flower Sprays*, exemplifies 18th-century craftsmanship from an anonymous artist, dating to around 1725–1745. Measuring just 2.8 cm in height and 22.8 cm in, its shallow form makes it ideal for serving delicate confections or displaying as a decorative piece. The motifs—richly rendered precious objects symbolizing wealth and good fortune, paired with vibrant flower sprays—evoke and harmony, common themes in ornamental arts of the period. Crafted using the "turning" technique, a precise method of shaping clay on a lathe after initial ...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...