Plate

Art Historical Context

This elegant plate, crafted around 1760 at the Chantilly porcelain factory in France, exemplifies the refined taste of mid-eighteenth-century European decorative arts. Made from soft-paste porcelain—a material developed in Europe to mimic prized Chinese imports—the piece features the luminous white surface and delicate modeling characteristic of Chantilly wares. Produced under the patronage of the Prince of Condé, the factory became renowned for its graceful tableware that blended functionality with artistic beauty. The plate’s floral decoration reflects the period’s fascination with nature a...