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Question 3
During the 19th century it was popular to paint and decorate what porcelain items?
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Dresden Plate
THE DRESDEN CONNECTION WITH THE QUILT NAME
The popular name for this quilt, Dresden Plate, reflects the romance of the Victorian Era with its love of elaborate decoration on household items and décor. Dresden, Germany was a center of 19th century romanticism movement in art, one that included the fine decoration of porcelain. The plates were embellished with elaborate design using flowers, fruits and foliage. The beautiful plates would surely have been admired by women of the early 20th century.
("The Dresden Plate Quilt Pattern And It'S History", n.d.).
Reference: THE DRESDEN PLATE QUILT PATTERN AND IT'S HISTORY(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.patternsfromhistory.com/colonial_revival/dresden-plate.htm
The popular name for this quilt, Dresden Plate, reflects the romance of the Victorian Era with its love of elaborate decoration on household items and décor. Dresden, Germany was a center of 19th century romanticism movement in art, one that included the fine decoration of porcelain. The plates were embellished with elaborate design using flowers, fruits and foliage. The beautiful plates would surely have been admired by women of the early 20th century.
("The Dresden Plate Quilt Pattern And It'S History", n.d.).
Reference: THE DRESDEN PLATE QUILT PATTERN AND IT'S HISTORY(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.patternsfromhistory.com/colonial_revival/dresden-plate.htm