Square dessert plates with folded over molded effects at corners. Transfer printed and hand painted decoration (some Japanese influence). Scrolling leafy diaper reserves in aqua and lavender, with a naturalistic polychrome. Cornflower sprig emanating into the well. Each flanked by painted birds; birds in center of plate.
Printed marks for Haviland company.
dessert plates
porcelain
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Orientalism
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Dessert
Porcelain
Cornflower
Bird
Orientalism
Plate, Dessert
Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),
Haviland & Co. (Maker)
Limoges, France
8.75 (D) (inches)
Gift of Margaret Carson Holt
1970.784.8
Title Dinner Plate Accession Number 1970.784.1
Title Dinner Plate Accession Number 1970.784.2
Title Dinner Plate Accession Number 1970.784.3
Title Dinner Plate Accession Number 1970.784.4
Title Dinner Plate Accession Number 1970.784.5
Title Dinner Plate Accession Number 1970.784.6
Title Dinner Plate Accession Number 1970.784.7
Title Dessert Plate Accession Number 1970.784.9
Title Dessert Plate Accession Number 1970.784.10
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