Soup Plate

Attributed to Dihl et Guérhard French
1800–1815
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 724
This now-partial dinner service originally contained more than 125 pieces, including dinner and soup plates, sauceboats, tureens, platters, serving dishes, and butter dishes on stands.
Porcelain dinner services made in Europe and Asia for the American market typically included motifs that resonated with consumers in the United States.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Soup Plate
  • Maker: Attributed to Dihl et Guérhard (French, 1781–ca. 1824)
  • Date: 1800–1815
  • Geography: Made in Paris, France
  • Culture: French, for American market
  • Medium: Porcelain
  • Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Solomon Grossman Gift, in memory of Berry B. Tracy, and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1994
  • Object Number: 1994.480.9
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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