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Cake plate

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Rectangular concave plate with protruding tabs at each of the narrower ends. Cream background with mint green lining the entire outer edge of the plate. Central airbrushed design of two identical sets consisting of two green circles bordered by yellow outlines in the shape of conjoined semicircles and ninety degree angles.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Villeroy and Boch, German, founded 1936
Date
1920–40
Credit Line
Gift of Victor Wiener
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
height 2.4, width 32.3, depth 17.8 centimeters
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Cake plate
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