Cabinet Plate (1883): Art, History and Details

Cabinet Plate (1883) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is W. T. Copeland & Sons (British); Tiffany & Co. (America, New York, est. 1837).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Pate sur pate or 'paste on paste' is a decorative technique for porcelain that involves painting primarily white clay slips on a dark background. After each layer has dried, successive layers are applied before being scraped and carved back to form the decoration in low relief.

Object facts

• Title: Cabinet Plate
• Date: 1883
• Creator attribution: W. T. Copeland & Sons (British); Tiffany & Co. (America, New York, est. 1837)
• Culture: America, New York
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: porcelain with enamel pâte-sure-pâte and gilt decoration
• Dimensions: Overall: 2.5 x 22.8 cm (1 x 9 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 2010.238

A detail from the museum

W. T. Copeland was a British businessman and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London and a Member of Parliament.

Collection credit

Gift of Charles Phillips

View the collection record

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