Plate 1776 - 1883

This 19th-century ceramic plate by Emile Dupont-Zipcy depicts a bust portrait of an unidentified man. Executed in the *transferware* technique, the image is printed in shades of pink on a white ground. The plate features a delicate pink border and is currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Transferware, a decorative technique used widely in 18th and 19th century Europe, involved transferring designs from engraved copper plates onto ceramic objects. This particular plate likely served as part of a larger collection of decorative tableware.