Caption

Plate by Otto Friedrich Groth fl. 1792–1822. Flat pewter plate with a smooth mirror, semicircular notch, and narrow upturned collar. In the mirror is an engraved representation of unidentified crossed guild tools dated 1812 possibly meat cleavers, surrounded by a stylized plant twig with symmetrically arranged flowers including tulips on leafy stems, beneath a crown. On the collar is an engraved inscription surrounded by leafy branches: CARL. STOSZ. BEYSITZ-MEISTER. / CARL OTTO ALTGESTELLE., 1812, Brzeg, Silesia. Plate: height 2.2 cm, width 22.2 cm., A round shallow metal plate with a raised rim shown from above, its surface marked by scratches and areas of uneven texture, with a small shallow indentation near the center; the plate appears in shades of gray and silver, set against a pale muted lavender-gray background, and a soft reflected oval of the plate is visible beneath it in similar gray tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_277

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (4.6Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Plate Otto Friedrich Groth fl 1792–1822 Flat pewter plate smooth mirror semicircular notch narrow upturned collar mirror engraved representation crossed guild tools dated 1812 meat cleavers surrounded stylized plant twig symmetrically arranged flowers tulips leafy stems beneath crown engraved inscription surrounded leafy branches Carl Stosz Beysitz-Meister Carl Otto Altgestelle Brzeg Silesia height 2.2 cm width 22.2 cm round shallow metal plate raised rim shown surface marked scratches areas uneven texture small shallow indentation near center plate shades gray silver set pale muted lavender-gray background soft reflected oval visible beneath gray tones.