Purple "Tulip" Plate – Shower
Porcelain soup plate with polychrome floral decoration of oriental inspiration. In the center stands the typical peony made in purple color instead of the more classic red color while other flowers of the same tone are arranged along the brim, surrounded by spiral motifs and delimited by a curvilinear ribbon drawn in red and gold from which other flowering stems protrude towards the center of the plate.
Doccia, Sesto Fiorentino (Florence); circa 1760.
Manufacture: Ginori Doccia
Dimensions: diam. 22.5 cm
