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Catalog Number |
1976.1.4950.2.10 |
Object Name |
Plate, Luncheon |
Date |
1890s - 1920s |
Title/Pattern |
Blue Fluted Half Lace |
Artist/Author/Creator |
Royal Copenhagen |
Description |
One of 22 "Blue Fluted Half* Lace" Royal Copenhagen luncheon plates. This round blue and white dish has fluting that begins at the outer rim and runs towards the center of the dish. The hand-painted pattern is based on stylised chrysanthemum and cinquefoil. The design includes depictions of flowers on stems, petals, leaves, and ivy. *This plate is part of a porcelain dinnerware set, made by Royal Copenhagen, in the Blue Fluted pattern. Blithewold's set includes about 270 individual pieces. The Blue Fluted pattern was Royal Copenhagen’s first porcelain dinner service, it was first made and used in 1775, and continues to be sold today. The Blithewold dinner service includes three sub-sets of the Blue Fluted pattern: Plain, "Half " Lace, and "Full" Lace. The patterns differ in complexity, with Full Lace having a unique "open-border" band around the rim or foot of some pieces, a gilded rim edge, and may be more densely painted. The Plain and Half-Lace patters appear similar, so for our purposes, we are calling all patterns of either type, "Half-Lace." According to Royal Copenhagen, all designs are hand-painted. Maker's Marks may be hand-painted, or hand-stamped. |
Maker's Information |
On the recessed underside, stamped in green, "ROYAL / COPENHAGEN / DENMARK" with a small Crown icon between the Royal and Copenhagen. Underneath, in blue, is a series of three lines representing waves. Next to the waves is the number The plate painter's number "37." is next to the waves. To the left, in green, is a "1/578" indicating the pattern and item type. The format of this Maker's Mark dates this item to circa1893 -1928. |
Materials |
Porcelain/Paint/Glaze/Ink/China |
Condition |
Fair |
Search Terms |
Plate Dinnerware Dining China Flowers Floral Royal Copenhagen |
Catalog Sub-category |
Food Service T&E |