Paint Pattern Practice Plate, Painted by Helen Gardner, 1911

Summary

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

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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