Shape Type: Dinner & Dessert Wares

Pattern Type: Landscapes and Waterscapes

Date: 1884-1890

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 9.63 in (24.4602 cm)

Maker: Wallis Gimson & Co.

Maker's Mark:

Printed

Description:

An octagonal aesthetic movement plate printed in dark brown.  The plate is further enhanced by underglaze painting in shades of fuchsia or red, golden yellow, green and blue.  It features an exotic geometric border with ferns, cherry blossoms, wild orchids and a butterfly surrounding two cartouches; one is of the Rhine Bridge and Palace and the other is of the Staircase of the Bruhl Terrace in Dresden.

 The Rhine River is one of the most important rivers in Europe running through Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France and the Netherlands. The Terrace of Dresden was originally part of ramparts built to protect the city. Between 1739 and 1748 count Henrich von Brühl, a powerful minister under King Augustus the Strong, transformed the ramparts into a terraced garden for his palace. Goethe gave it the name “Balcony of Europe”. The staircase is flanked by four bronze sculptures, each symbolizing one season.

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