farfurie

farfurie

Unknown

1886

From the collection of Romanian Peasant Museum

About this work

This plate looks like a simple, round dish with a white background. Around the edge, there are clusters of dark blue flowers and green leaves. In the center, there’s a box with the year "1886" inside it, surrounded by more blue flowers and swirls. The design is bright but a little uneven, like it was hand-painted. The year suggests it might be from the late 1800s, but the style doesn’t quite match the smooth look of famous paintings from that time. If you like this kind of decorative art, look up festoon next to see how artists use swags and flowers in other designs.

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