Schotel, ovaal met afgeplatte zijden, gedecoreerd met een filetrand 1816

This oval platter with flattened sides, decorated with a simple rim, was crafted by Fa. Diemont. The piece exemplifies the restrained elegance often associated with bourgeois taste and the role that objects such as this would have had in the staging of domestic life. Silverware like this suggests a certain level of social aspiration. The platter's design, though minimal, speaks to the industrial processes of its manufacture. We might consider the firm of Diemont itself, and the class status that it served through the making and marketing of its wares. Such objects are never simply aesthetic statements; they are embedded in a web of social relations that speak to the economic structures and cultural values of their time. To further understand this platter, one might research the Diemont company history, trade catalogs from the period, and the social history of Dutch domestic life.