Cleveland Museum of Art

Cabinet Plate

W. T. Copeland & Sons

Date

1883

Medium

porcelain with enamel pâte-sure-pâte and gilt decoration

Culture

America, New York

Department

Decorative Art and Design

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Pate sur pate or 'paste on paste' is a decorative technique for porcelain that involves painting primarily white clay slips on a dark background. After each layer has dried, successive layers are applied before being scraped and carved back to form the decoration in low relief. W. T. Copeland was a British businessman and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London and a Member of Parliament.

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