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Source Description
In the center of this dish, decorated in the Islamic taste, appears a large rosette in dark and light blue and white. It is bordered with scalloped, repoussé recesses decorated with blue quatrefoil motifs against a gilt ground. The floral border is in plique-à-jour enamel in a gilt ground. On the dish's rim, complex curves alternate with circles.
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Document identity
localId
82517
label
Dish
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
82517
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Dish
description
In the center of this dish, decorated in the Islamic taste, appears a large rosette in dark and light blue and white. It is bordered with scalloped, repoussé recesses decorated with blue quatrefoil motifs against a gilt ground. The floral border is in plique-à-jour enamel in a gilt ground. On the dish's rim, complex curves alternate with circles.
provenance
Acquired by Leo Kaplan, New York; purchased by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., June 6, 1995; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
date
1892
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
plates (dishes)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1
height
22.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 3/8 x Diam: 8 7/8 in. (1 x 22.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Maker's marks] In Cyrillic: AK; LO over 1892 (for Lev Oleks master); [Symbols] oval with 88
St. George
med
gilded silver, painted filigree and plique-à-jour enamel
creator_ids
2979
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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54a68991fe115f7a