About the Artwork
Dinner Plate
1903
Henry van de Velde (Designer) Belgian, 1863-1957 Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer) German, founded 1710
Hard-paste porcelain, underglaze blue
Overall: 1 1/8 × 10 5/8 inches (2.9 × 27 cm)
Ceramics
European Modern Art to 1970
Founders Society Purchase, Jerome M. and Patricia J. Shaw Purchase Fund
1987.17.1
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Markings
Marked, in blue underglaze: [crossed swords (for Meissen) and ·/7] Marked, impressed: 2R [and monogram within a rectangle (for Henry van de Velde)]
Provenance
(Barry Friedman, Ltd., New York, USA)
1987-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Henry van de Velde; Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Dinner Plate, 1903, hard-paste porcelain, underglaze blue. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Jerome M. and Patricia J. Shaw Purchase Fund, 1987.17.1.
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