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KPM Porcelain Plaque of Gladiola
- This hand-painted KPM porcelain plaque depicts Gladiola, a young woman with white gladiolas
- Porcelain painter K. Polk rendered the sitter with graceful sensitivity
- Made circa 1900, the plaque reflects the late 19th-century fashion for floral personification
- KPM was renowned for the quality of its porcelain and hand-painted detail
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KPM (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin)
Circa 1900
This finely painted KPM porcelain plaque presents Gladiola as a standing portrait of a young woman holding white gladiolas. Looking directly at the viewer, she is shown with long brown hair, draped in rich red and gently holding her bouquet. The composition reflects the late 19th-century fashion for floral personification, in which women were depicted as living embodiments of flowers, plants or poetic. . .
KPM (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin)
Circa 1900
This finely painted KPM porcelain plaque presents Gladiola as a standing portrait of a young woman holding white gladiolas. Looking directly at the viewer, she is shown with long brown hair, draped in rich red and gently holding her bouquet. The composition reflects the late 19th-century fashion for floral personification, in which women were depicted as living embodiments of flowers, plants or poetic ideals.
Rooted in the Victorian language of flowers and later embraced by Symbolist and Art Nouveau artists, this imagery transformed the female figure into an emblem of beauty, sentiment and nature. In Victorian floriography, the gladiolus was associated with strength of character, sincerity and deep respect, making it an especially fitting attribute for a figure presented with such poise and quiet dignity.
Founded in 1763 under the patronage of Frederick II of Prussia, KPM became one of Europe’s foremost porcelain manufactories. Painted onto porcelain by K. Polk, this plaque unites KPM’s refined surface and technical precision with the era’s fascination with beauty, symbolism and the expressive language of flowers.
Impressed “KPM” with scepter mark (en verso)
25“ high x 18” wide x 4 1/2“ deep (63.5 x 45.72 x 11.43 cm)
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