Nouveau Manuel des Fleurs Emblématiques, French Illustrated Book, 19th Century tea party plates Each plate is 24

Each plate is 24

You will see inclusions amd glaze spots under the glaze resulting from the more 'hand-made' processes of the time

This is a charming piece of history from a cottage industry where someone from a household (usually the lady of the house) would pick up inexpensive blank plates from the pottery

or simply as a sculptural object on a shelf

lovely color with no discoloration

Nouveau Manuel des Fleurs Emblématiques, French Illustrated Book, 19th Century tea party plates Each plate is 24A charming nineteenth century French red bound volume titled 'Nouveau Manuel des Fleurs Emblmatiques', printed in Bar sur Seine. Books of this kind were part of the enduring language of flowers tradition, in which each bloom carried symbolic meaning in social exchange, gift giving, and courtship. The fold out lithographic frontispiece adds particular decorative appeal. A beautiful object for display in interiors, flat lays, or decorative library