Paint Pattern Practice Plate, Painted by Helen Gardner, 1911
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China painting was an important pastime for many American women. They painted over the glaze of fired, undecorated pieces of white porcelain called "blanks." In preparation for her 1912 wedding to Leon Gardner, recent college graduate Helen Marie Eichele purchased a set of blank china and decorated it with the help of some friends. This plate features one of the patterns she practiced.
China painting was an important pastime for many American women. They painted over the glaze of fired, undecorated pieces of white porcelain called "blanks." In preparation for her 1912 wedding to Leon Gardner, recent college graduate Helen Marie Eichele purchased a set of blank china and decorated it with the help of some friends. This plate features one of the patterns she practiced.
Artifact
Plate (Dish)
Date Made
1911
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2016.124.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Carla and Robert Jay Tibble.
Material
Porcelain (Material)
Gold (Metal)
Technique
Porcelain painting (Image-making)
Color
Cream (Color)
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: .875 in
Diameter: 7.875 in
Inscriptions
mark on bottom: HR / BAVARIA painted on bottom: H.L.E.
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