Kutahya Plate - ‘Memento of Kutahya’ Inscription 19th/20th

Plate from Kütahya Turkey (late 19th – early 20th century). Cream colored paste, white slip and transparent glaze. The ground is decorated in fish scale motif. A floral motif springs from a central medallion and rosette blossoms are around the rim. Inside one of them there is an inscription “Memento of Kutahya” in Arabic script. Although the glory days are gone,Kütahya ceramics still retain their charm. Private collection Athens Greece.