Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1991.182 |
Object Identification Number |
1991.182.007 |
Object Name |
Plate, Commemorative |
Donor |
Lindholm, Joe |
Description |
White porcelain plate with 5/8" gold decorative edging around rim. Gold edging consists of an outer thin gold band, a 7/16" gold band with a repeating pattern of an etched bird in flight, butterfly, 2 flowers, swan, leaf, flower, bird perched on a flowering twig, and another thin gold band on inner side. Center of plate has a thin gold band surrounding depicted picture. The picture reflects Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, "The Nightingale". Features in the picture include a Chinese emperor sitting upon a gray throne. Beside him, from left to right, is a woman, ornately dressed, holding a flask, a bird caged in an oriental styled gold cage, a boy dressed in green and wearing a black hat, and a woman wearing a brown, tan and blue-trimmed dress. Kneeling in front of the emperor is an elderly man. Back of plate bears the Royal Copenhagen of Denmark trademark stamp, Private Commission/The Hans Christian Andersen Plates/The Nightingale/@1975 Pauline Ellison. |
Dimensions |
Dia-7.25 inches |
Title |
Nightingale, The |
Made By |
Royal Copenhagen |
Creation Date |
1975 |
Artist |
Ellison, Pauline |
Place Of Origin |
Denmark/Copenhagen |
Owned By |
Lindholm, Joe |
Material |
porcelain |
Associated People |
Andersen, Hans Christian Ellison, Pauline Lindholm, Joe |
Search Terms |
Andersen, Hans Christian Ellison, Pauline Lindholm, Joe Royal Copenhagen Nightingale Commemorative Plate Porcelain |
Images |
024\1991182007.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
11/1991 |