Joseph Potter. Illinois Plate. 1878–1889. United States. Hard paste porcelain Joseph S. Potter served as a diplomat and United States Consul in Germany, where he embraced the hobby of china painting after he noticed women in the consulate taking lessons and later visited the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Potter painted a series of “states” plates, including this Illinois plate, which is decorated in polychromatic minerals, gold, and silver. Inside the gold, filigree-patterned cartouche, “Illinois” is depicted as a bald eagle against rays of sunshine, with the state motto, “State Sovereignty,
Joseph Potter. Illinois Plate. 1878–1889. United States. Hard paste porcelain Joseph S. Potter served as a diplomat and United States Consul in Germany, where he embraced the hobby of china painting after he noticed women in the consulate taking lessons and later visited the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Potter painted a series of “states” plates, including this Illinois plate, which is decorated in polychromatic minerals, gold, and silver. Inside the gold, filigree-patterned cartouche, “Illinois” is depicted as a bald eagle against rays of sunshine, with the state motto, “State Sovereignty, National Union.” In the late 19th century, when such pieces were at the height of their popularity, these plates would have been displayed in china cabinets, alongside other ceramics.
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