Platter
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/8 × 16 3/16 × 12 5/8 in. (3.5 × 41.1 × 32.1 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Pottery
Culture
British, Longport
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Robert L. Isaacson, 1991
Accession Number
1991.110.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the enchanting world of Victorian British ceramics with this striking earthenware platter crafted by Gildea and in 1881. Hailing from Longport in Staffordshire—the heart of England's renowned pottery—this oval dish measures a generous 1 3/8 × 16 3/16 × 12 5/8 inches, perfect for serving or display. Now housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Department of European and Decorative Arts, was generously gifted by Robert L. Isaacson in 1991. The platter's surface bursts with vibrant motifs of birds perched among trees and boats gliding on imagined waters, capturing the Victorian fascinat...