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European Decorative Arts and Sculpture

Dessert Plate

Made in Paris, France, Europe
or Limoges, France, Europe

c. 1845

Decorated by the shop of Louis Marie François Rihouët, Paris, 1818 - 1855. After a lithograph by John Caspar Wild, American (born Switzerland), c. 1804 - 1846.

Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
1 x 8 7/8 inches (2.5 x 22.5 cm)

Currently not on view

1964-115-9

Gift of Mrs. John Penn Brock, 1964

Label

This dessert plate, part of a service, depicts scenes of architectural monuments of Philadelphia. It was either commissioned by Richard Rush--minister to France from 1847 to 1849--or Phoebe Anne Ridgway, wife of Dr. James Rush.

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