This elegant salad plate is a product of the famous manufacturer, (Erdmann Schlegelmilch) RS Prussia, circa 1900. Its beautifully scalloped edge is, with the help of meticulous embossment, made to look like one of the delicate blossoms that adorn its face. The flowers and foliage depicted seem to be rendered more by the use of negative space than actual brushstrokes. The entire plate seems to be dependent upon a play of shadow and light with colors ranging from bright white to deep greens and blacks; accented by golden colored flourishes. The underside of the plate is stamped with green laurels, and in red writing:" RS Prussia".
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