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Source Description
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.
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168486
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Cabinet Plate
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168486
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Cabinet Plate
description
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.
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1883
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en
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Q60781194
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Ceramic
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Overall: 2.5 x 22.8 cm (1 x 9 in.)
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America, New York
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2010.238
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porcelain with enamel pâte-sure-pâte and gilt decoration
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Cabinet Plate, 1883. Made by W. T. Copeland & Sons (British), retailed by Tiffany & Co. (America, New York, est. 1837). Porcelain with enamel pâte-sure-pâte and gilt decoration; overall: 2.5 x 22.8 cm (1 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charles Phillips, 2010.238
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Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
W. T. Copeland was a British businessman and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London and a Member of Parliament.
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Gift of Charles Phillips
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2026-05-29 08:39:58.059000
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168486
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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porcelain with enamel pâte-sure-pâte and gilt decoration
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